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Etiology of autistic features: the persisting neurotoxic effects of propionic acid

BACKGROUND: Recent clinical observations suggest that certain gut and dietary factors may transiently worsen symptoms in autism. Propionic acid (PA) is a short chain fatty acid and an important intermediate of cellular metabolism. Although PA has several beneficial biological effects, its accumulati...

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Autores principales: El-Ansary, Afaf K, Bacha, Abir Ben, Kotb, Malak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425128/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22531301
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-9-74