title: Highly elevated content of free myo-inositol in the cerebrospinal fluid of neonates.
abstract: Free myo-inositol in cerebrospinal fluid was determined in 60 babies aged from newborn to 12 months. In the neonates, a high inositol concentration was found (18-81 mg/100 ml). With increasing age, the values gradually decreased. The finding is discussed in relation to the maturation processes in central nervous tissue.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007294:Inositol / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
chemical_list: D007294:Inositol