The molecular basis of autism. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: S. Hossein Fatemi, editor.
• Editors: Fatemi, S. Hossein
• Contents: A brief history of autism / Fred R. Volkmar -- Autism spectrum disorder : diagnostic considerations / Goerge R. Realmuto -- Epidemiologic features of autism spectrum disorders / R.S. Kirby -- Genetics of autism spectrum disorders : the opportunity and challenge in the genetics clinic / Yi Wang, Ping Wang, Xiu Xu, Jennifer Goldstein, Allyn McConkie, Sau W. Cheung and Yong-hui Jiang -- Epigenetic regulation in autism / Cyril J. Peter, Abraham Reichenberg and Schahram Akbarian -- Immunology of autism / Destanie R. Rose and Paul Ashwood -- Neuroimaging in autism spectrum disorders / Danielle Baribeau and Evdokia Anagnostou -- The neuropathology of autism / Manuel F. Casanova -- Pharmacology of autism spectrum disorder / Donald E. Greydanus, Gabriel Kaplan and Dilip R. Patel -- Behavioral therapies / V. Mark Durand -- Autism and dopamine / Guy Mittleman and Charles D. Blaha -- Autism and glutamate / Maria L. Carlsson -- Serotonin in autism spectrum disorder : insights from human studies and animal models / Natalia Benza and Diane C. Chugani -- Oxytocin and vasopressin in autism and genetic syndromes / Tal Levin-Decanini, Sunday M. Francis, Angela Sagar, Wensheng Liu, C. Sue Carter and Suma Jacob -- Molecular basis of cholinergic changes in autistic spectrum disorders and relevance for treatment interventions / Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska and Elaine K. Perry -- Reelin, GABA, FMRP, and autism / Timothy D. Folsom and S. Hossein Fatemi -- The role of neurexins and neuroligins in autism / Amy C. Reichelt and James Dachtler -- Neurotrophins, their receptors and autism : ligand vs. receptor abnormalities / Elizabeth M. Sajdel-Sulkowska -- Cognition, motor control and other aspects of autism : a pragmatic review / James W. Howell and Detlef H. Heck -- Increased vulnerability to oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in autism / Abha Chauhan and Ved Chauhan.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 437 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.85882; Autism spectrum disorders -- Molecular aspects; Autism -- Research; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Autism -- Research; Autistic Disorder; Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Psychiatry; Developmental Psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493921904; 1493921908
• Related ISBNs: 9781493921898; 1493921894; 9781493921898
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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