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HOMOCARNOSINE IN HUMAN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID: AN AGE‐DEPENDENT PHENOMENON 1
Author(s) -
Perry T. L.,
Hansen Shirley,
Stedman Dorothy,
Love Donna
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1968.tb06838.x
Subject(s) - cerebrospinal fluid , dipeptide , carnosine , imidazole , medicine , endocrinology , chemistry , pathology , biochemistry , amino acid
—Homocarnosine, rather than carnosine, is the major imidazole dipeptide present in human CSF. This compound can be readily detected in the CSF of normal infants and young children, while it is either not detectable or is present only in very small concentrations in the CSF of normal adult subjects. Slightly greater amounts of homocarnosine can be found in the CSF of some adults with neurological disorders.