1997
Plasma β‐Endorphin, Adrenocorticotropin Hormone, and Cortisol in Autism
Tordjman S, McBride P, Hertzig M, Snow M, Anderson G, Hall L, Thompson S, Ferrari P, Cohen D. Plasma β‐Endorphin, Adrenocorticotropin Hormone, and Cortisol in Autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 1997, 38: 705-715. PMID: 9315980, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01697.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdrenocorticotropin hormoneBeta-endorphinPlasma levelsHigher plasma levelsPlasma β-endorphinNormal control individualsAcute stress responseΒ-endorphinNormal controlsControl individualsAcute stressorChronic hyperarousalStress response systemSevere autismCortisolAutistic groupHormoneIndividualsGroupHighest meanAutistic individualsLevelsStress response
1996
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing ractor in Tourette's syndrome: Comparison to obsessive compulsive disorder and normal controls
Chappell P, Leckman J, Goodman W, Bissette G, Pauls D, Anderson G, Riddle M, Scahill L, McDougle C, Cohen D. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin-releasing ractor in Tourette's syndrome: Comparison to obsessive compulsive disorder and normal controls. Biological Psychiatry 1996, 39: 776-783. PMID: 8731518, DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(95)00221-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCorticotropin-releasing factorCSF corticotropin-releasing factorTourette syndromeObsessive-compulsive disorderNormal controlsCerebrospinal fluidPathobiology of TSOCD patientsMedication-free outpatientsCompulsive disorderLumbar cerebrospinal fluidNoradrenergic mechanismsHealthy controlsTS patientsObsessive-compulsive behaviorTic severityCardinal featuresClinical ratingsPatientsSyndromeRelated conditionsStandardized fashionNeurobiological mechanismsGroup differencesDisorders