| Literature DB >> 8448262 |
T Kato1, T Shioiri, T Inubushi, S Takahashi.
Abstract
Brain lithium concentrations were measured in eight patients with affective disorders using lithium-7 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Brain lithium concentrations correlated better with serum concentrations (n = 23, r = 0.66, p < 0.001) than with erythrocyte concentrations (r = 0.44, p < 0.05). Because of previous data in animal experiments these results were unexpected, but the differences in cation transport mechanisms between neurons and erythrocytes may account for the results.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8448262 DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(93)90133-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Psychiatry ISSN: 0006-3223 Impact factor: 13.382