N-Acetylaspartate in the Vertebrate Brain: Metabolism and Function
- 1 June 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Neurochemical Research
- Vol. 28 (6) , 941-953
Abstract
N-Acetyl-l-aspartate (NAA) is an amino acid that is present in the vertebrate brain. Its concentration is one of the highest of all free amino acids and, although NAA is synthesized and stored...Keywords
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