Identification of a high concentration of scyllo-inositol in the brain of a healthy human subject using 1H- and 13C-NMR

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 313-316

  Seaquist, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Gruetter, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Medical University College of Medicine 1215Weiskotten Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Human brain; Inositol phosphates; Scyllo inositol; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTROSCOPY; SUGARS;

13C NMR SPECTRUM; 1H-NMR SPECTRA; HEALTHY HUMANS; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMAN BRAIN; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; PROTON SIGNALS; SCYLLO-INOSITOL;

POLYOLS;

INOSITOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0031911264     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910390220     Document Type: Article

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