The physiology and metabolism of neuronal activation: In vivo studies by NMR and other methods

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1283-1293

  Giove, F ^a,b,c   Mangia, S ^a,b,c   Bianciardi, M ^a,b,c,d   Garreffa, G ^b,c,e   Di Salle, F ^f   Morrone, R ^g   Maraviglia, B ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c MUSEO STORICO DELLA FISICA E CENTRO STUDI E RICERCHE ENRICO FERMI   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^e IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^g Centro Diagnostico Morrone   (Italy)

Author keywords

Balloon model; BOLD contrast; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Optical methods

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

BRAIN METABOLISM; DYNAMICS; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OPTICS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 1042266363     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2003.08.028     Document Type: Article

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