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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jul 11.
Published in final edited form as: Bipolar Disord. 2013 May 2;15(4):434–439. doi: 10.1111/bdi.12074

Table 2. Metabolite levels.

GABA/Cr
Anterior cingulate cortex
Healthy controls 0.155 ± 0.053
Bipolar disorder 0.194 ± 0.087
 BD/GABA meds 0.189 ± 0.058
 BD/No GABA meds 0.205 ± 0.151
Parieto-occipital cortex
Healthy controls 0.130 ± 0.045
Bipolar disorder 0.149 ± 0.067
 BD/GABA meds 0.123 ± 0.051
 BD/No GABA meds 0.208 ± 0.069

Values are given as mean ± standard deviation. BD = bipolar disorder; Cr = creatinine; GABA = gamma-aminobutyric acid; GABA meds = GABA-modulating medications.