Normal glutamate but elevated myo-inositol in anterior cingulate cortex in recovered depressed patients.
BACKGROUND: MRS studies of acutely depressed patients reveal decreased levels of total glutamate and glutamine (Glx) in frontal cortex which may reflect abnormalities of glutamate-glutamine cycling through astrocytes. Frontal Glx levels appear to be normalised after recovery from depression, but it...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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