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. 2019 Feb 28;9:3007. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-38542-6

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Typical 1H NMR spectra of aqueous layer of methanol:chloroform (2:1, v/v) extracts of LH, FSH, PRL, ACTH and GH secreting pituitary tumors showing relative levels of various metabolites. It should be noted that PRL secreting tumors showed decreased levels of NAA, sI, and mI compared to other types of tumors. ACTH secreting tumors are characterized by the elevated levels of peptide signals arising from elevated ACTH hormone in these tumors. LH, luteinizing hormone; FSH, follicle stimulating hormone; PRL, prolactin; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; GH, growth hormone; NAA, N-acetylaspartate; PE, phosphoethanolamine, sI, scyllo-inositol;, mI, myo-inositol; PC, phosphocholine; GPC, glycerophosphocholine; (*: solvent impurity; #: this peak is assigned to isopropanol).