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 studiesPlatelet serotonin studies in hyperserotonemic relatives of children with autistic disorder
Cook E, Arora R, Anderson G, Berry-Kravis E, Yan S, Yeoh HC, Sklena P, Charak D, Leventhal B. Platelet serotonin studies in hyperserotonemic relatives of children with autistic disorder. Life Sciences 1993, 52: 2005-2015. PMID: 7684805, DOI: 10.1016/0024-3205(93)90685-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLysergic acid diethylamideParoxetine bindingWhole bloodSubgroup of subjectsHyperserotonemia of autismProstaglandin E1Arginine vasopressinDensity of plateletsCAMP productionAcid diethylamideLSD bindingAutistic disorderSignificant differencesSignificant correlationBloodSubjectsBasalSubgroupsPlateletsChildrenAutistic probandsUptake VmaxAutistic children