Effects of alcoholism and gender on brain metabolism

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 160, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1180-1183

  Schweinsburg, Brian C ^b   Alhassoon, Omar M ^b   Taylor, Michael J ^b   Gonzalez, Raul ^b   Videen, John S ^b   Brown, Gregory G ^b   Patterson, Thomas L ^b   Grant, Igor ^a  

^a VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; CREATININE; INOSITOL; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CREATINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; N-ACETYLASPARTATE;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; WHITE MATTER; ADULT; AGE; BRAIN; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; CREATINE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PHOSPHOCREATINE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0037811900     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.6.1180     Document Type: Article

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