In vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy of GABA: A methodological review

Progress in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2012, Pages 29-41

  Puts, Nicolaas A J ^a   Edden, Richard A E ^b,c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

GABA; Inhibition; J difference editing; J PRESS; MRS

Indexed keywords

GABA; GABAERGIC; GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE; IN-VIVO; J-DIFFERENCE EDITING; J-PRESS; MRS; SUCCINIC ACIDS;

AMINO ACIDS; ENZYME INHIBITION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; REVIEW;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EPILEPSY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEUROSCIENCES;

EID: 81255175422     PISSN: 00796565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2011.06.001     Document Type: Review

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