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Abstract
Positron emission tomography scans were performed on 14 normal subjects over the age of 50. Cerebral metabolic rate for oxygen (CMRO2) was assessed in a number of cortical and subcortical regions. There was a trend for a decrease in CMRO2 with age but this was significant only in the parietal lobe. There was a suggestion that the age/CMRO2 correlation became less strong with advancing age. CMRO2 in the occipital lobe, subcortical regions and cerebellum was not related to age. The relationship between CMRO2 and age is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1414666 DOI: 10.1093/ageing/21.5.316
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Age Ageing ISSN: 0002-0729 Impact factor: 10.668