Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Table 2 Pearson correlation (R) between the measured parameters^a

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

Parameters	R	P value
ADA and Cr	-0.351^b	0.027
ADA and NH₃	-0.327^b	0.042
ADA and Glu:Gln	-0.334^b	0.038
Glu:Gln and Cr	0.576^a	0.000
Glu:Gln and 5'-NT	0.506^a	0.001
Glu:Gln and GABA	0.657^a	0.000

^aAbbreviations: 5'-NT, 5'-nucleotidase; ADA, adenosine deaminase; Cr, creatine; GABA, gamma-aminobutyric acid; Gln, glutamine; Glu, glutamate; NH₃, ammonia.
^bNegative correlation.
^cPositive correlation.

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