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Quantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion
Carson R, Breier* A, de Bartolomeis* A, Saunders† R, Su* T, Schmall B, Der M, Pickar* D, Eckelman W. Quantification of Amphetamine-Induced Changes in [11C] Raclopride Binding with Continuous Infusion. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1997, 17: 437-447. PMID: 9143226, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199704000-00009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1997
Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method
Breier A, Su T, Saunders R, Carson RE, Kolachana BS, de Bartolomeis A, Weinberger DR, Weisenfeld N, Malhotra AK, Eckelman WC, Pickar D. Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 2569-2574. PMID: 9122236, PMCID: PMC20129, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.6.2569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic dopamine concentrationsDopamine concentrationsDopamine outflowDopamine levelsStriatal extracellular dopamine levelsBinding reductionPositron emission tomography radioligandExtracellular dopamine levelsSynaptic dopamine levelsAmphetamine-induced changesNonhuman primate studiesPositron emission tomography (PET) methodDopamine overactivityPatients elevationNovel brain imaging methodVivo microdialysisAmphetamine doseDopamine receptorsClinical studiesDopamine releasePreclinical studiesHealthy volunteersBrain imaging methodsDopamine increasesTomography radioligand