Decreased relative brain tissue levels of inositol in fetal hydrocephalus

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 978-980

  Kok, René D ^a   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^a   Eskes, Tom K A B ^a   Heerschap, Arend ^a   Van Den Berg, Paul P ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hydrocephalus; Inositol; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; INOSITOL;

ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; BRAIN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE VALUE;

BRAIN; CREATINE; FETUS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0037729268     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.206     Document Type: Article

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