Investigation of the neuronal marker N-acetylaspartate as a potential biomarker for neurological diseases
N-acetylaspartate (NAA) is known to be present in high concentrations throughout the whole CNS. It is believed to have four basic functions in the brain; an organic osmolyte, a source of acetate for myelin synthesis, an energy source and a precursor for N-acetylaspartate-glutamate (NAAG). Because of...
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University of Manchester
2015
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.666871 |