Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy in the Study of Whole‐animal Metabolism
Robert J Gillies, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Natarajan Raghunand, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Published online: April 2001
DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0003102
Abstract
NMR‐active isotopes are present in living systems and, because the radiofrequency of nuclear magnetic resonance experiments
is non‐ionizing, NMR signals can be obtained noninvasively and nondestructively from whole living organisms.
Keywords: non‐invasive; in vivo; isotopomer; isotope
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