GABA in autism and related disorders / edited by Dirk M. Dhossche.

Other author Dhossche, Dirk M.
Format Book
Publication InfoSan Diego, CA : Elsevier Academic Press, 2005.
Descriptionxxiv, 481 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesInternational review of neurobiology ; v.71
International review of neurobiology v.71. ^A627929
Contents Autism: neuropathology, alterations of the GABAergic system, and animal models -- Role of GABA in the early neuronal development -- GABAergic signaling in the developing cerebellum -- Insights into GABA functions in the developing cerebellum -- Role of GABA in the mechanism of the onset of puberty in non-human primates-- Rett syndrome: a rosetta stone for understanding the molecular pathogenesis of autism -- GABAergic cerebellar system in autism: a neuropathological and developmental perspective -- Reelin glycoprotein in autism and schizaphrenia -- Is there a connection between autism, prader-will syndrome, catatonia, and GABA? -- Alcohol, GABA receptors, and Neurodevelopmenal disorders -- Effects of secretin on extracellular GABA and other amino acid concentrations in the rat hippocampus -- Predicted role of secretin and oxytocin in the treatment of behavioral and developmental disorders: implications for autism -- Hari har parshad cohly and asit panja -- Correlates of psychomotor symptoms in autism -- GABRB3 gene deficient mice: a potential model of autism spectrum disorder -- The reeler mouse: anatomy of a mutant -- Shared chromosomal susceptibility regions between autism and other mental disorders.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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