The role of cellular secretion in autism spectrum disorders: a unifying hypothesis
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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1 The author is not affiliated with any institution to which the work should be attributed and received no support in the form of grants.