glycerophosphorylcholine

noun

The glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin

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Meanings

nounglycerophosphorylcholine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryThe glyceryl derivative of phosphorylcholine that combines with fatty acids to form lecithin
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    However, only 1 H-MRS allows non-invasive and non-radioactive measurement of Glu metabolism. 1 H-MRS is a MR technique, that takes advantage of the fact that the resonance frequency of certain molecules reflects their structure and, thereby, their identity. 1 H-MRS allows the absolute quantification of Glx, phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine (t-Cho), N-acetylaspartate (NAA), creatine (Cre) and myo-inositol (mI).

    2015 August 1, Dominique Endres et al., “Hypoglutamatergic state is associated with reduced cerebral glucose metabolism in anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis: a case report”, in BMC Psychiatry, volume 15, →DOI

Origin

From glycero- + phosphorylcholine.

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