Is cholesterol both the lock and key to abnormal transmembrane signals in Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Disturbances in cholesterol homeostasis have been associated with ASD. Lipid rafts are central in many transmembrane signaling pathways (including mTOR) and changes in raft cholesterol content affect their ord...
Source: Lipids in Health and Disease - Category: Lipidology Authors: Tags: Hypothesis Source Type: research