Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 47-54 , 22 November 2006

Brain lactate responses during visual stimulation in fasting and hyperglycemic subjects: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study at 1.5 Tesla

  • Richard J. Maddock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Imaging Research Center, UC Davis Medical Center, 4701 X Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. Tel.: +1 916 734 3286; fax: +1 916 734 8750.
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  • Michael H. Buonocore

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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  • Shawn P. Lavoie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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  • Linda E. Copeland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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  • Shawn J. Kile

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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  • Anne L. Richards

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
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  • John M. Ryan

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA
    • Department of Radiology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

Received 30 November 2005 ,Revised 24 January 2006 ,Accepted 20 February 2006.

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PII: S0925-4927(06)00045-X

doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.02.004

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 148, Issue 1 , Pages 47-54 , 22 November 2006

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