| Literature DB >> 8517170 |
L H Rolf1, F Y Haarmann, K H Grotemeyer, H Kehrer.
Abstract
The platelet levels of serotonin and the amino acids aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid were measured in 18 drug-free autistic (DSM-III criteria) and 14 age-matched healthy children. Serotonin was significantly increased while the amino acids aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid and gamma-aminobutyric acid were significantly decreased in comparison with the controls. It is suggested that the decline of the amino acids in platelets from autistic children represents a biochemical marker related to infantile autism.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 1993 PMID： 8517170 DOI： 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1993.tb03378.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Psychiatr Scand ISSN： 0001-690X Impact factor: 6.392