Table 1.

Magnetization saturation transfer results measured in the rat brain (n=5, mean±SD)

	Relative magnetization reduction by MT effects
Saturating position	Pi	PCr	γ-ATP/β-ADP	α-ATP/α-ADP	β-ATP
Pi	–	0.02±0.01	x	x	x
PCr	0.16±0.06	–	0.25±0.04	x	x
γ-ATP/β-ADP	0.43±0.07	0.40±0.04	–	0.07±0.05	0.08±0.05
α-ATP/α-ADP	x	0.02±0.01	x	–	0.06±0.04
β-ATP	x	0.08±0.03	0.17±0.06	0.16±0.04	–

In the subtracted spectra (see Fig. 2), when magnitude of NMR peaks are within the spectral noise level, it was not quantified and was noted as “x”, which indicates an insignificant reduction in the measured magnetization.