Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone
Tune L, Wong D, Pearlson G, Strauss M, Young T, Shaya E, Dannals R, Wilson A, Ravert H, Sapp J, Cooper T, Chase G, Wagner H. Dopamine D2 receptor density estimates in schizophrenia: A positron emission tomography study with11C-N-methylspiperone. Psychiatry Research 1993, 49: 219-237. PMID: 7909948, DOI: 10.1016/0165-1781(93)90063-m.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySchizophrenic patientsBmax valuesEntire groupControl subjectsEmission tomographyDopamine D2 receptor densityNeuroleptic-free patientsDuration of illnessChronic schizophrenic patientsD2 receptor densityClinical characteristicsPatient populationReceptor abnormalitiesCorpus striatumClinical dataReceptor densityPatientsControl groupFunction of ageLate manifestationDifferent radioligandsFour-compartment modelSignificant differencesRadioligand