Commentary on "platelet Studies in Autism Spectrum Disorder Patients and First-Degree Relatives"

Molecular Autism

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Anderson, George M ^a,b   Cook, Edwin H ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT; Autism; Hyperserotonemia; Platelet aggregation; Platelet count; Platelet functioning; Platelet release; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER;

AUTISM; FIRST-DEGREE RELATIVE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION; THROMBOCYTE LIFESPAN; THROMBOCYTE POOR PLASMA; THROMBOCYTE RICH PLASMA;

EID: 85007551372     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20402392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13229-016-0086-8     Document Type: Review

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