• DOI:10.1097/JCP.0b013e3181845f48
Corpus ID: 6146450

Autism, gut-blood-brain barrier, and mast cells.

@article{Theoharides2008AutismGB,
  title={Autism, gut-blood-brain barrier, and mast cells.},
  author={T. Theoharides and R. Doyle},
  journal={Journal of clinical psychopharmacology},
  year={2008},
  volume={28 5},
  pages={
          479-83
        }
}

• T. Theoharides, R. Doyle
• Published 2008
• Psychology, Medicine
• Journal of clinical psychopharmacology

Autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders diagnosed in early childhood. They are characterized by varying degrees of dysfunctional communication and social skills, as well as repetitive and stereotypical behaviors. The diagnosis has increased considerably over the last few years, but it is not clear whether higher prevalence of the disorder, improved awareness by clinicians, or a combination of these is responsible. Autism spectrum disorder onsets in… Expand