No relationship between autistic traits and salivary testosterone concentrations in men from the general population.
It is suggested that testosterone may play a part in the higher prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in males compared to females. Previous studies have reported elevated postnatal testosterone levels in children and women with ASD but not in men. We compared levels of salivary testosterone...
Main Authors: | Diana Weiting Tan, Murray T Maybery, Michael W Clarke, Renata Di Lorenzo, Melissa O Evans, Michael Mancinone, Christina Panos, Andrew J O Whitehouse |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6002020?pdf=render |
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