Abstract
Muscle metabolites were obtained by in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy of 3 patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), 6 patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and 10 normal volunteers. Patients with DMD and SMA had lower trimethyl amide (TMA)/water and TMA/total creatine (tCr) ratios but normal tCr/water ratios.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adipose Tissue / metabolism
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Adolescent
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Creatine / metabolism
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Female
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Male
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Methylamines / metabolism
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Muscle, Skeletal / metabolism*
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Muscular Atrophy, Spinal / metabolism*
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Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / metabolism*
Substances
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Methylamines
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trimethylamine
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Creatine