ABSTRACT

Interactions in Autism ............................................................................... 259 13.4.1 Impaired Signaling of Neurotransmitters ..................................260 13.4.1.1 Cholinergic Neurotransmission .................................260 13.4.1.2 GABA Neurotransmission .........................................260 13.4.1.3 Ca2+ Signaling ............................................................ 261 13.4.1.4 β2 Adrenergic Receptor............................................. 261

13.4.2 A Redox/Methylation Hypothesis .............................................. 262 13.4.3 Effects of Immune Insult ............................................................ 262 13.4.3.1 Insult In Utero............................................................ 262 13.4.3.2 Immune Insult in Postnatal Period ............................ 263 13.5 Conclusions ...............................................................................................265 Acknowledgment ...................................................................................................265 Abbreviations .........................................................................................................265 References ..............................................................................................................266