Evaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET
Mishina M, Ishiwata K, Kimura Y, Naganawa M, Oda K, Kobayashi S, Katayama Y, Ishii K. Evaluation of distribution of adenosine A2A receptors in normal human brain measured with [11C]TMSX PET. Synapse 2007, 61: 778-784. PMID: 17568431, DOI: 10.1002/syn.20423.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyPosterior putamenCaudate nucleusFrontal lobeHuman brainPromising PET ligandSelective A2AR antagonistNormal male subjectsMetabolite-corrected plasmaPosterior cingulate gyrusAdenosine A2A receptorsNormal human brainCerebral cortexA2AR antagonistCingulate gyrusArterial bloodOccipital lobeParkinson's diseaseTemporal lobePET scansA2A receptorsThree-compartment modelParietal lobePET ligandMale subjects