Table 2.

¹H-MRSI Cre and Cho levels in the SNpc and striatum in MPTP-treated mice

			Basal ganglia metabolites (mm)a
			Cre			Cho
Treatment	Day	n	SNpc	Striatum	SNpc	Striatum
PBS	2	16	10.5 ± 0.9	10.0 ± 0.3	2.2 ± 0.2	2.7 ± 0.1
	6	10	10.7 ± 0.9	9.8 ± 0.6	2.3 ± 0.3	2.8 ± 0.1
MPTP	2	4	11.6 ± 0.5	8.4 ± 0.7*	1.9 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.2
	6	8	11.5 ± 0.6	9.5 ± 0.9	2.7 ± 0.2	2.9 ± 0.2
MPTP/Cop-1	2	10	10.0 ± 0.6	10.6 ± 0.7	2.3 ± 0.2	2.7 ± 0.2
	6	10	12.2 ± 1.2	10.4 ± 1.3	2.7 ± 0.3	3.2 ± 0.3
MPTP/OVA	2	6	10.6 ± 0.8	8.9 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.3	2.6 ± 0.2
	6	5	11.7 ± 1.1	9.6 ± 1.0	1.9 ± 0.1	2.7 ± 0.1

^a Mean ± SEM for five to nine mice per group.

^*p = 0.03 compared with PBS-treated mice, day 2.