Mothers of autistic children: lower plasma levels of oxytocin and Arg-vasopressin and a higher level of testosterone.

Mothers of autistic children: lower plasma levels of oxytocin and Arg-vasopressin and a higher level of testosterone.

<h4>Background</h4>Autism is a pervasive neurodevelopmental disorder,thought to be caused by a combination of genetic heritability and environmental risk factors. Some autistic-like traits have been reported in mothers of autistic children. We hypothesized that dysregulation of oxytocin...

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Main Authors: Xin-Jie Xu, Xiao-Jing Shou, Jin Li, Mei-Xiang Jia, Ji-Shui Zhang, Yan Guo, Qing-Yun Wei, Xiu-Ting Zhang, Song-Ping Han, Rong Zhang, Ji-Sheng Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24086383/pdf/?tool=EBI

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