Cerebrospinal fluid levels of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in autism
Narayan M, Srinath S, Anderson G, Meundi DB. Cerebrospinal fluid levels of homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in autism. Biological Psychiatry 1993, 33: 630-635. PMID: 7687150, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(93)90102-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF homovanillic acidHomovanillic acidCerebrospinal fluid concentrationsCerebrospinal fluid levelsDopamine turnoverDopamine metabolitesCentral serotoninControl groupFluid levelsFluid concentrationsMarked alterationsGroup differencesAutistic disorderAutistic subjectsSerotoninChildrenAutistic childrenAlterationsGroupAutismPrevious studies