Illustrated in (A) is a representative spectra from an adult male rat striatum. Neurochemicals that can be resolved include (from left to right): mI — myo-inositol, Cre — creatine, GSH —glutathione, Glu — glutamate, Gly — glycine, Tau — taurine, Bet — betaine, GPC — glycerophosphorylcholine, PCh — phosphorylcholine, Cho — choline, PEA —phosphorylethanolamine, GABA — gamma-aminobutyric acid, Asp — aspartate, NAA — N-acetyl-aspartate, Gln — glutamine, Pyr — pyruvate, NAAG — N-acetylaspartyl glutamate,Ala — alanine, Lac — lactate. In (B), region-dependent alterations are shown in levels of NAA. Reprinted with permission from S. O'Leary-Moore et al., Neonatal alcohol-induced regions-dependent changes in rat brain neurochemistry measured by high-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Alcohol Clin Exp Res, 32(10), 1697-707, Copyright © 2008, Elsevier.