Table 2.

Amino acids metabolites in cerebral ischemia.

Metabolites	Plasma	Serum	CSF	Cortex	Hippocampus	Striatum	Thalamus	Midbrain	Whole brain tissue	Reference
Tyrosine		√		√		√				[20, 22, 23]
Serine		√	√							[50]
Dopamine				√	√	√	√	√		[20, 22, 23, 50, 51, 55]
Alanine	√	√	√	√	√					[20, 22, 23, 27]
Citrulline				√		√				[23]
Methionine		√								[20]
γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)			√	√	√					[23, 27, 28, 55]
Threonine		√								[50]
Glutamate	√			√	√	√				[21, 23, 27, 52, 55]
Valine	√		√	√						[21, 50]
Tryptophan		√		√	√					[20, 23]
Serotonin				√	√	√	√	√		[51]
Glycine		√	√						√	[22, 28, 50]
Phenylalanine	√			√		√				[21, 23]
Glutamine				√		√			√	[23, 27, 28, 55, 87]
Glutamic acid		√	√						√	[20–22, 50]
Histidine				√		√			√	[23]
Aspartate		√		√		√			√	[20, 23, 27, 52]
Isoleucine	√		√						√	[21]
Leucine	√		√							[21]
Nicotinuric acid				√		√				[27]
Homocysteine		√								[20]
Lysine			√							[21]
Ornithine		√								[50]
Arginine				√		√				[50]