title: Role of altered brain serotonin mechanisms in autism.
authors.affiliation: PET Center, Wayne State University and Children's Hospital of Michigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. dchugani@pet.wayne.edu
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Chugani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000378:metabolism*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000172:deficiency / Q000235:genetics; D011689:Purkinje Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D012701:Serotonin; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase