Age-related decline in central serotonin transporter availability with [123I]β-CIT SPECT
van Dyck C, Malison R, Seibyl J, Laruelle M, Klumpp H, Zoghbi S, Baldwin R, Innis R. Age-related decline in central serotonin transporter availability with [123I]β-CIT SPECT. Neurobiology Of Aging 2000, 21: 497-501. PMID: 10924762, DOI: 10.1016/s0197-4580(00)00152-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingBrain ChemistryBrain StemCarrier ProteinsCocaineDiencephalonFemaleHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleMembrane GlycoproteinsMembrane Transport ProteinsMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsReference ValuesSerotonin Plasma Membrane Transport ProteinsTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsSERT availabilitySerotonin transporterCentral serotonin transporter availabilityHealthy control subjectsSerotonin transporter availabilitySignificant inverse correlationCentral serotonin transportersAge range 18Single photon emissionBeta-carbomethoxy-3 betaEffect of ageAge-related declineBrain uptakeCIT SPECTControl subjectsPostmortem studiesTransporter availabilityHuman brainstemLinear regression analysisInverse correlationAgeHuman subjectsRegression analysisPhoton emissionPresent study