Post-HI neurochemical profile of the rat hippocampus on the control side. Values = mean±s.e.m. neurochemical concentration or ratio on the unligated left side one week after a unilateral HI injury of 15, 30, or 45 mins on postnatal day 14 in the iron-sufficient (A) and the iron-deficient (B) groups, N as in Table 1. *Significant differences between the iron-sufficient and iron-deficient groups (P≤0.02, each; ANOVA). §Significant differences between the dietary groups in these HI subgroups (P < 0.02, each; Bonferroni-adjusted t tests). None of the neurochemicals or ratios differed among HI subgroups within each dietary group. Abbreviations: Ala, alanine; Asp, aspartate; Cr, creatine; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid; Glc, glucose; Glu, glutamate; Gln, glutamine; GSH, glutathione; GPC, glycerophosphorylcholine; Lac, lactate; Ins, myo-inositol; NAA, N-acetylaspartate; NAAG, N-acetylaspartylglutamate; PCr, phosphocreatine; PCho, phosphorylcholine; PE, phosphorylethanolamine; and Tau, taurine.