Table 2.
Summary of metabolites in the dorsal striatum (dSTR) as measured by 1H-MRS.
Control | SPS | |||
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Metabolite | Prescan | Postscan | Prescan | Postscan |
Glutamate | 6.18 ± 0.47 | 6.64 ± 0.30 | 6.70 ± 0.53 | 6.54 ± 0.58 |
N-acetylaspartate | 4.71 ± 0.07 | 4.49 ± 0.22 | 4.77 ± 0.31 | 5.60 ± 0.30 |
Prescan and postscan values reported as mean ± SEM (arbitrary units) for control (n = 4) and SPS-exposed rats (n = 5).