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Table 1 Mean ± SD of the measured chemicals in plasma of patients with autism compared with age-matched controls.a

From: Mechanism of nitrogen metabolism-related parameters and enzyme activities in the pathophysiology of autism

 

Group

Mean ± SD

P value

Cr, nmol/ul

Control

0.47 ± 0.06

0.000

 

Autistic

0.54 ± 0.06

 

NO, nmol/ul

Control

0.036 ± 0.00

0.084

 

Autistic

0.040 ± 0.01

 

GDH, U/l

Control

1.58 ± 0.87

0.311

 

Autistic

1.28 ± 0.93

 

ADA, U/l

Control

20.47 ± 11.90

0.048

 

Autistic

14.56 ± 4.39

 

5'-NT, U/l

Control

9.31 ± 1.82

0.001

 

Autistic

10.97 ± 0.87

 

NH3, mg/dl

Control

1.19 ± 0.46

0.230

 

Autistic

1.43 ± 0.71

 

Urea, mmol/l

Control

5.03 ± 0.96

0.382

 

Autistic

4.66 ± 1.62

 

GABA, ng/ml

Control

55.29 ± 4.15

0.023

 

Autistic

79.09 ± 16.77

 

Glu, μmol/l

Control

111.9 ± 4.63

0.001

 

Autistic

152.8 ± 16.77

 

Gln, μmol/l

Control

241.82 ± 13.29

0.001

 

Autistic

111.34 ± 5.69

 

Glu:Gln

Control

0.46 ± 0.03

0.001

 

Autistic

1.37 ± 0.06

 
  1. aAbbreviations: 5'-NT, 5'-nucleotidase; ADA, adenosine deaminase; Cr, creatine; GABA, gamma-aminobutyric acid; GDH, glutamate dehydrogenase; Gln, glutamine; Glu, glutamate; NH3, ammonia; NO, nitric oxide.