Role of NAD(+), Oxidative Stress, and Tryptophan Metabolism in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Published in Int J Tryptophan Res on July 21, 2013

Authors

Musthafa Mohamed Essa1, Selvaraju Subash, Nady Braidy, Samir Al-Adawi, Chai K Lim, Tamilarasan Manivasagam, Gilles J Guillemin

Author Affiliations

1: Dept of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. ; School of Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Sydney, Australia.

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