In vivo functional brain imaging and a therapeutic trial of l-arginine in MELAS patients

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - General Subjects

Volumn 1820, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 615-618

  Yoneda, Makoto ^a   Ikawa, Masamichi ^a   Arakawa, Kenichiro ^a   Kudo, Takashi ^a   Kimura, Hirohiko ^a   Fujibayashi, Yasuhisa ^b   Okazawa, Hidehiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Functional brain imaging; l arginine; MELAS; MRI; PET

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ARTERY DILATATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; IN VIVO STUDY; MELAS SYNDROME; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; HUMANS; MALE; MELAS SYNDROME; NEUROIMAGING; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84859426945     PISSN: 03044165     EISSN: 18728006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2011.04.018     Document Type: Article

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