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. 2015 Aug 28;10(8):e0136904. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0136904

Fig 5. scyllo-Inositol is positively correlated with lutein concentrations in infant frontal cortex, hippocampus, and occipital cortex.

Fig 5

Post-mortem infant brain tissues (age 1 to 488 days) from the frontal cortex, hippocampus, and occipital cortex were analyzed for both lutein and scyllo-inositol. Results are shown as scyllo-inositol (scaled intensity) by lutein concentration (pmol/g). Positive correlations between scyllo-inositol and lutein were observed in the (A) frontal cortex (n = 29), (B) hippocampus (n = 24), or (C) occipital cortex (n = 28). scyllo-Inositol:lutein correlations with r values ≥ |0.45| and P < 0.05 are reported. FC: frontal cortex; HPC: hippocampus; OC: occipital cortex.