Fig. 5: Changes in metabolite concentrations across a first and second pregnancy.
From: The effects of a second pregnancy on women’s brain structure and function
Neural metabolites were measured in a voxel placed in the precuneus/posterior cingulate (a). Extracted changes in tCr, tNAA, tCho, myo-Inositol and Glutamate concentration (mM) from pre-pregnancy (PRE) to the early postpartum period (POST) across a first (PRG1; n = 39) and second (PRG2; n = 27) pregnancy and in control women (CTR; n = 37) (b). tCr total creatine (creatine and phosphocreatine), tNAA total N-acetylaspartate including contributions from N-acetylaspartylglutamate, tCho total choline (phosphorylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine). Boxplots show the median and interquartile range (IQR); whiskers extend to 1.5x IQR. Individual points (jittered) are overlaid for visualization and include all values. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
