Betreff: AUTISM...re melatonin, TSH, prolactin...cortisol....1995 |
Von: JCMPelican@aol.com |
Datum: Mon, 28 May 2007 02:42:54 EDT |
Israel Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders (USA), 1995, 25/6 (641-654)
An abnormal circadian pattern of melatonin was found in a group of
young adults with an extreme autism syndrome. Although not out of
phase, the serum melatonin levels differed from normal in amplitude and
mesor. Marginal changes in diurnal rhythms of serum TSH and possibly
prolactin were also recorded. Subjects with seizures tended to have an
abnormal pattern of melatonin correlated with EEG changes. In others, a
parallel was evidenced between thyroid function and impairment in
verbal communication. There appears to be a tendency for various types of neuroendocrinological abnormalities
in autistics, and melatonin, as well as possibly TSH and perhaps
prolactin, could serve as biochemical variables
of the biological parameters of the disease.
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Note: above access will bring up Life Extension site ....CLICK on "Product abstracts for melatonin"....above item is 10th on the list and is titled "Brief report.....autism....."
[ File notes: While I have Dr. Russel Reiter's book, "Melatonin," I have been told the book is now out-of-print. There appears to be a way to order the book on the Life Extension site but my computer (cookies???) wouldn't allow me to proceed........jcm.....5-27-07..... ]