Medical Hypotheses
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 119-122, January 2003

The role of cellular secretion in autism spectrum disorders: a unifying hypothesis

  • Ellen R Bolte

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Ellen R. Bolte, 705 Misty Creek Drive, 60451 New Lenox, IL, USA. Tel.: +1-815-462-0867; Fax: +1-815-462-3231
    • The author is not affiliated with any institution to which the work should be attributed and received no support in the form of grants.

New Lenox, IL, USA

Received 26 April 2002; accepted 12 July 2002.

Abstract 

This paper outlines the possibility that disruption of cell-to-cell biochemical signaling activates a cascade of events resulting in a diverse spectrum of behavioral and biological symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorders.

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PII: S0306-9877(02)00345-6

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 119-122, January 2003

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