1. Cholinergic Component of Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Jodie Westwood, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova-Ladinska, and Elaine K. Perry
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Psychoanalysis ,Glutamate receptor ,medicine.disease ,Neurodevelopmental disorder ,Social skills ,Autism spectrum disorder ,medicine ,Autism ,Cholinergic ,Serotonin ,Psychology ,Neuroscience ,Acetylcholine ,medicine.drug - Abstract
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by impaired social skills, communication deficits and repetitive behaviours. Alterations in a variety of transmitter signaling systems including serotonin, oxytocin, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, and acetylcholine have been reported in autistic individuals. These are potentially relevant to psychoneuropharmacological therapeutic strategies.
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- 2010
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