1989
Neurochemical Study of Dopamine Functioning in Autistic and Normal Subjects
MINDERAA R, ANDERSON G, VOLKMAR F, AKKERHUIS G, COHEN D. Neurochemical Study of Dopamine Functioning in Autistic and Normal Subjects. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 1989, 28: 190-194. PMID: 2925571, DOI: 10.1097/00004583-198903000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma PRLPlasma prolactinHVA levelsUrinary HVANormal controlsNormal subjectsUrinary DA excretionUrinary HVA excretionHomovanillic acid levelsDose of neurolepticPlasma PRL valuesDopamine functioningDopamine excretionNeuroleptic doseHVA excretionNeuroleptic medicationDA excretionNeurochemical studiesPRL valuesPeripheral indicesExcretion rateAcid levelsHVAExcretionSignificant differences
1987
Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autistic and normal subjects
Minderaa R, Anderson G, Volkmar F, Akkerhuis G, Cohen D. Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid and whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autistic and normal subjects. Biological Psychiatry 1987, 22: 933-940. PMID: 2440483, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(87)90002-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1973
Effects of rearing complexity on dendritic branching in frontolateral and temporal cortex of the rat
Greenough W, Volkmar F, Juraska J. Effects of rearing complexity on dendritic branching in frontolateral and temporal cortex of the rat. Experimental Neurology 1973, 41: 371-378. PMID: 4126876, DOI: 10.1016/0014-4886(73)90278-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic branchingTemporal cortexPyramidal neuronsNeuronal populationsLayer 4 pyramidal neuronsLayer 5 pyramidal neuronsBasal dendritic branchesFrontal cortexCortical areasVisual cortexCortexDendritic branchesRatsNeuronsSignificant differencesRelative concordanceConcordancePrevious studiesLittermatesPopulation