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Targeting neurotensin as a potential novel approach for the treatment of autism

The pathophysiology of autism remains obscure. Recently, serum neurotensin levels in children with autistic disorder have been found to be higher than those of normal children. Neurotensin is known to intensify neuronal NMDA-mediated glutamate signaling, which may cause apoptosis in autism. Further,...

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Autor principal: Ghanizadeh, Ahmad
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2958902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-7-58