TABLE 4

Average Cerebral Glucose Use in Homogenized Brain Hemispheres, Calculated with Lumped Constant for Deoxyglucose, in Paired Rats

Average cerebral glucose use (μmol/g/min) calculated in studies with:
Pair14C-DG (n = 3)14C-FDG (n = 3)14C-DG/14C-FDG ratio
10.550.790.70
20.510.710.72
30.540.810.67
Mean ± SD0.53 ± 0.020.77 ± 0.050.70
Lumped constant for FDG = 0.70 ± 0.03*

  • ↵* Calculated by use of Equation 2.