Mothers of Autistic Children: Lower Plasma Levels of Oxytocin and Arg-Vasopressin and a Higher Level of Testosterone

Xin-Jie Xu; Xiao-Jing Shou; Jin Li; Mei-Xiang Jia; Ji-Shui Zhang; Yan Guo; Qing-Yun Wei; Xiu-Ting Zhang; Song-Ping Han; Rong Zhang; Ji-Sheng Han

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074849

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Mothers of Autistic Children: Lower Plasma Levels of Oxytocin and Arg-Vasopressin and a Higher Level of Testosterone

Xin-Jie Xu,

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Xiao-Jing Shou,

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Jin Li,

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Mei-Xiang Jia,

Affiliation Mental Health Institute, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Ji-Shui Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Neurology and Center of Rehabilitation, Beijing Children’s Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yan Guo,

Affiliation Department of ophthalmology, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital, Beijing, China
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Qing-Yun Wei,

Affiliation Beijing Yangguang Youyi Rehabilitation Center, Beijing, China
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Xiu-Ting Zhang,

Affiliation Beijing Tongkang Rehabilitation Center, Beijing, China
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Song-Ping Han,

Affiliation HANS International Incorporated, Belle Mead, New Jersey, United States of America
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Rong Zhang ,

* E-mail: zhangrong@bjmu.edu.cn (RZ); hanjisheng@bjmu.edu.cn (JSH)

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Ji-Sheng Han

* E-mail: zhangrong@bjmu.edu.cn (RZ); hanjisheng@bjmu.edu.cn (JSH)

Affiliations Neuroscience Research Institute & Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory for Neuroscience, Ministry of Education/National Health and Family Planning Commission, Peking University, Beijing, China
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Mothers of Autistic Children: Lower Plasma Levels of Oxytocin and Arg-Vasopressin and a Higher Level of Testosterone

Xin-Jie Xu,
Xiao-Jing Shou,
Jin Li,
Mei-Xiang Jia,
Ji-Shui Zhang,
Yan Guo,
Qing-Yun Wei,
Xiu-Ting Zhang,
Song-Ping Han,
Rong Zhang

Published: September 25, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0074849

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This May be Explained by High Maternal Testosterone

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