[N-acetylaspartate is a biomarker of psychiatric and neurological disorders].
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N-acetylaspartate (NAA) is an amino acid abundant in the brain and claimed the role of a biomarker of neuropsychiatric disorders. The basic ways of NAA concentration measurement in the brain are magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and chromatography. The review examined the relationship between NAA concentrations in different parts of the brain and biological liquids and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
دوره 115 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015