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 differencesWhole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autism: Temporal stability and the effects of medication
Minderaa R, Anderson G, Volkmar F, Harcherick D, Akkerhuis G, Cohen D. Whole blood serotonin and tryptophan in autism: Temporal stability and the effects of medication. Journal Of Autism And Developmental Disorders 1989, 19: 129-136. PMID: 2708296, DOI: 10.1007/bf02212724.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole blood serotoninPlatelet countMedicated groupBlood serotoninSex-matched normal controlsSignificant intraclass correlation coefficientsEffects of medicationWhole blood concentrationsAutistic groupIntraclass correlation coefficientMean percentage differenceBlood concentrationsNormal controlsNormal subjectsWhole bloodTRP valuesSerotoninTryptophan valuesYear periodGroupCountPercentage differenceMedicationsBlood
1987
WHOLE BLOOD SEROTONIN IN AUTISTIC AND NORMAL SUBJECTS
Anderson G, Freedman D, Cohen D, Volkmar F, Hoder E, McPhedran P, Minderaa R, Hansen C, Young J. WHOLE BLOOD SEROTONIN IN AUTISTIC AND NORMAL SUBJECTS. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry 1987, 28: 885-900. PMID: 3436995, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1987.tb00677.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole blood serotoninSerotonin levelsBlood serotoninNormal subjectsWhole blood serotonin concentrationAutistic subjectsBlood serotonin concentrationsBlood tryptophan levelsLow serotonin levelsHyperserotonemia of autismPlatelet countSerotonin concentrationsNormal groupTryptophan levelsSerotoninAutistic groupSubjectsPossible causesAnticonvulsantsNeurolepticsGroupLevelsHyperserotonemiaUrinary 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