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Abstract
Systemic lithium administration is known to alter the metabolism of myo-inositol and
choline, both of which are precursors for phospholipid synthesis. We report that systemic
administration also induces a number of changes in the relative levels of rat cerebral
cortex phospholipids, including phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylcholine, sphingomyelin,
and phosphatidylethanolamine. As phospholipids play an integral role in the maintenance
of biological membranes, these changes are functionally quite significant and may
have implications for a better understanding of lithium's therapeutic actions.
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Publication history
Received in revised form:
September 15,
1986
Received:
July 21,
1986
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Edwin Gabbidon. P.R. is supported by NIH Medical Scientist Training Grant 5-T32-GM-07170. This work was also supported by NIH Grant RR02305, by the Ben Franklin Partnership's Advanced Technology Center of S.E. Pennsylvania (University City Science Center), and the University of Pennsylvania Research Fund.Identification
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
