Measuring N-acetylaspartate synthesis in vivo using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 172, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-12

  Xu, Su ^a   Yang, Jehoon ^a   Shen, Jun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

In vivo; N Acetylaspartate synthesis; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBON 13; GLUCOSE C 13; ISOFLURANE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; PROTON; TRACER;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CARBON ISOTOPES; GLUCOSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; PROTONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 44449168638     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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