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Modeling early cortical serotonergic deficits in autism.
Behavioural brain research - 10 Jan 2007
Boylan Carolyn B, Blue Mary E, Hohmann Christine F
Abstract excerpt
Autism is a developmental brain disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction, language and behavior. Brain imaging studies demonstrate increased cerebral cortical volumes and micro- and macro-scopic neuroanatomic changes in children with this disorder. Alterations in forebrain serotonergic function may underlie the neuroanatomic and behavioral features of autism. Serotonin is involved in neuronal...
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