Brain proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) in Alzheimer's Disease: Changes after treatment with xanomeline, an M1 selective cholinergic agonist

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1459-1461

  Satlin, Andrew ^a   Bodick, Neu ^b   Offen, Walter W ^b   Renshaw, Perry F ^b  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CREATINE; GLYCEROPHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID; XANOMELINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

EID: 0030845169     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.10.1459     Document Type: Article

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