The Suitability of [11C]-α-Methyl-L-tryptophan as a Tracer for Serotonin Synthesis: Studies With Dual Administration of [11C] and [14C] Labeled Tracer
Shoaf S, Carson R, Hommer D, Williams W, Higley J, Schmall B, Herscovitch P, Eckelman W, Linnoila M. The Suitability of [11C]-α-Methyl-L-tryptophan as a Tracer for Serotonin Synthesis: Studies With Dual Administration of [11C] and [14C] Labeled Tracer. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 2000, 20: 244-252. PMID: 10698060, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-200002000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographySerotonin synthesisOverdose of phenobarbitalBrain serotonin synthesis rateIsoflurane-anesthetized rhesus monkeysSerotonin synthesis rateBrain concentrationsSecond doseBrain samplesEmission tomographyRhesus monkeysDual administrationTryptophan uptakePatlak plotSerotoninMinimal conversionAdministrationMonkeysSynthesis rateL-tryptophanPET imagesPET dataTotal countOverdoseExternal quantification