Positron emission tomography imaging of the γ-aminobutyric acid system
Andersson JD, Matuskey D, Finnema SJ. Positron emission tomography imaging of the γ-aminobutyric acid system. Neuroscience Letters 2018, 691: 35-43. PMID: 30102960, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyGABA levelsΓ-aminobutyric acid A (GABAA) receptorsGABA sensitivityEmission tomographyImportance of GABACentral nervous systemAminobutyric acid systemBenzodiazepine binding siteEndogenous GABA levelsGABA releaseGABA transmissionGABA systemNervous systemGABA concentrationPET tracersPET imagingAgonist GABAA receptorsBasic physiologyGABARadioligandReceptorsTomographyTranslational applicationsPET imaging of synaptic density: A new tool for investigation of neuropsychiatric diseases
Cai Z, Li S, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Huang Y. PET imaging of synaptic density: A new tool for investigation of neuropsychiatric diseases. Neuroscience Letters 2018, 691: 44-50. PMID: 30075287, PMCID: PMC6339829, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.07.038.Peer-Reviewed Original Research