Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1051-1059 , July 2005

Age-related metabolic changes in the upper brainstem tegmentum by MR spectroscopy

  • Angel Moreno-Torres

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Centre Diagnòstic Pedralbes, 08950, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 935 035 434; fax: +34 934 737 798.
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  • Jesús Pujol

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Centre Diagnòstic Pedralbes, 08950, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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  • Carles Soriano-Mas

      Affiliations

    • Research Department, Centre Diagnòstic Pedralbes, 08950, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain
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  • Joan Deus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology of Health and Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Cerdanyola, Spain
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  • Alex Iranzo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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  • Joan Santamaria

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Received 31 March 2004 ,Revised 2 August 2004 ,Accepted 22 September 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.09.009

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 26, Issue 7 , Pages 1051-1059 , July 2005

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