Table 6.

Results of competition model

	CB	BS	MB	HP	ST	CX
(a) Longitudinal relaxivities for MnB, MnE, FeB and FeE in different brain regions
r1,MnB**	1.74±0.24	1.65±0.20	2.75±0.29	0.25±0.32	1.92±0.25	7.65±1.16
r1,MnE**	0.54±0.30	0.34±0.46	Null	Null	Null	Null
r1,FeB**	Null	Null	0.36±0.17	1.15±0.33	Null	0.07±0.03
r1,FeE**	Null	Null	Null	Null	Null	0.06±0.02
(b) Transverse relaxivities for MnB, MnE, FeB, and FeE in different brain regions
r2,MnB**	15.49±2.41	7.01±1.70	21.96±3.57	3.57±2.38	12.03±2.40	63.52±31.32
r2,MnE**	0.75±3.0	Null	3.37±3.62	Null	3.83±1.47	Null
r2,FeB**	2.16±1.92	Null	7.13±2.10	1.16±2.42	Null	Null
r2,FeE**	0.05±0.08	Null	0.86±0.38	Null	Null	Null

Note: CB, cerebellum; BS, brainstem; MB, midbrain; HP, hippocampus; ST, striatum; CX, cortex.

The data represent mean values±standard error averaged across animals.

^**unit: [s mmol/kg tissue]⁻¹.