2019
Norepinephrine transporter availability in brown fat is reduced in obesity: a human PET study with [11C] MRB
Sanchez-Rangel E, Gallezot JD, Yeckel CW, Lam W, Belfort-DeAguiar R, Chen MK, Carson RE, Sherwin R, Hwang JJ. Norepinephrine transporter availability in brown fat is reduced in obesity: a human PET study with [11C] MRB. International Journal Of Obesity 2019, 44: 964-967. PMID: 31636373, PMCID: PMC7259982, DOI: 10.1038/s41366-019-0471-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrown adipose tissueDetectable brown adipose tissueDistribution volume ratioMultilinear reference tissue model 2Norepinephrine transporterSympathetic innervationNorepinephrine transporter availabilityHuman brown adipose tissueDense sympathetic innervationPET-CT imagingReference tissue model 2Human PET studiesSupraclavicular regionCaucasian womenTransporter availabilityOccipital cortexObesityTherapeutic targetAdipose tissueBrown fatPET studiesWomenInnervationSelective ligandsEnergy-dissipating properties
2000
Opiate receptor avidity in the thalamus is sexually dimorphic in the elderly
Cohen R, Carson R, Sunderl T. Opiate receptor avidity in the thalamus is sexually dimorphic in the elderly. Synapse 2000, 38: 226-229. PMID: 11018796, DOI: 10.1002/1098-2396(200011)38:2<226::aid-syn13>3.0.co;2-#.Peer-Reviewed Original Research