Gender Differences in Cerebral Blood Flow as a Function of Cognitive State with PET

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 559-564

  Esposito, Giuseppe ^a   Van Horn, John D ^a   Weinberger, Daniel R ^a   Berman, Karen Faith ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cognitive stimulation; Frontal lobe; Gender differences; PET

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; OXYGEN; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CIRCULATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCINTISCANNING; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OXYGEN RADIOISOTOPES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; WATER;

EID: 0030116703     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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