The concentrations of glucose, pyruvate and lactate were determined in the blood and lumbar CSF of 63 patients with neuromuscular disorders and 40 controls. The glucose/lactate and lactate/pyruvate ratios were also calculated, in addition to the cytoplasmic NADH/NAD+ (nicotinamide-adenine dinucleoti
Urate Oxidation in CSF and Blood of Patients with Inflammatory Disorders of the Nervous System
β Scribed by B. F. Becker; S. Kastenbauer; U. Koedel; D. Kiesl; H. W. Pfister
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Weight
- 8 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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