| Literature DB >> 18703320 |
Frank P MacMaster1, Gregory J Moore, Aileen Russell, Yousha Mirza, S Preeya Taormina, Christian Buhagiar, David R Rosenberg.
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The medial temporal cortex (MTC) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of pediatric major depressive disorder (MDD). Eleven MDD case-control pairs underwent proton magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. N-acetyl-aspartate was lower in the left MTC (27%) in MDD patients versus controls. Lower N-acetyl-aspartate concentrations in MDD patients may reflect reduced neuronal viability.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18703320 PMCID: PMC2653710 DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.12.022
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatry Res ISSN: 0165-1781 Impact factor: 3.222