Metabolite T1 relaxation times

Age is associated with metabolite T1 relaxation times in humans (tNAA: rs = −0.43, p < 0.001; tCr: rs = −0.23, p = 0.021).

“tNAA 2.0 (r s = −0.43; p < 0.001) and tCr 3.0 (r s = −0.23; p = 0.021) decreased significantly with age in white-matter-rich CSO”

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Metabolite T 1 relaxation times differ across the adult lifespan

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)·8 Jan 2023Preprint