Table 1.
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) in the hippocampus of rats. Relative concentrations (mean ± SD) of 1H MRS metabolite ratios (tNAA/tCr, mIns/tNAA, mIns/tCr, tCho/tNAA, tCho/tCr) evaluated in the hippocampus for control (C) and Met-enriched diet (MDG) animal group. Using independent-samples two-tailed t-tests (SPSS software, version 15.0; Chicago, IL, USA) were obtained p-values expressing statistical differences in metabolite ratios between groups.
| Group Ratio | C /n = 8/ mean ± SD |
MDG /n = 8/ mean ± SD |
C/MDG |
|---|---|---|---|
| tNAA/tCr | 1.071 ± 0.224 | 1.012 ± 0.121 | 0.612 |
| mIns/tNAA | 0.494 ± 0.235 | 0.466 ± 0.206 | 0.827 |
| mIns/tCr | 0.497 ± 0.187 | 0.461 ± 0.187 | 0.739 |
| tCho/tNAA | 0.181 ± 0.044 | 0.190 ± 0.035 | 0.717 |
| tCho/tCr | 0.188 ± 0.027 | 0.192 ± 0.039 | 0.838 |
| tCho/tCr | 0.188 ± 0.027 | 0.192 ± 0.039 | 0.838 |