Fatty acid and phospholipase A2 plasma levels in children with autism Níveis plasmáticos de ácidos graxos e fosfolipase A2 em crianças com autismo

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate fatty acid plasma levels, phospholipase A2 activity, and the developmental profiles of children with autism vs. control subjects. METHODS: Twenty four children with autism underwent laboratory analysis for fatty acid quantification using gas chromatography and PLA2 activity de...

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Main Authors: Márcia Helena Fávero de Souza Tostes, Hudson Caetano Polonini, Rosemeri Mendes, Marcos Antônio Fernandes Brandão, Wagner Farid Gattaz, Nádia Rezende Barbosa Raposo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul 2013-01-01
Series:Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892013000100009