Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are neurodevelopmental disorders with overlapping behavioral features and genetic etiology. While brain cortical thickness (CTh) alterations have been reported in ASD and
Exposure to Pb is known to affect the presynaptic neurotransmitter release in both in vivo and in vitro models (Lasley and Gilbert, 2002, Xiao et al., 2006). The effect of Pb on the alterations of synaptic proteins has been reported in a variety of models of acute and chronic toxicity (...