MicroPET imaging of 5-HT1A receptors in rat brain: a test–retest [18F]MPPF study
Aznavour N, Benkelfat C, Gravel P, Aliaga A, Rosa-Neto P, Bedell B, Zimmer L, Descarries L. MicroPET imaging of 5-HT1A receptors in rat brain: a test–retest [18F]MPPF study. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2008, 36: 53. PMID: 18704404, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-008-0891-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyRaphe nucleusIsoflurane-anaesthetised ratsParaventricular hypothalamic nucleusMedial prefrontal cortexTest-retest variabilityNon-human primatesSimplified reference tissue modelReference tissue modelHypothalamic nucleiRaphe obscurusMagnetic resonance imaging dataBasolateral amygdaloidRat brainLarge brain regionsParaventricular hypothalamicBrain regionsEmission tomographyReceptor functionPrefrontal cortexMicroPET imagingBrain imagingRatsPotential of serotoninReceptorsDecreased [18F]MPPF Binding Potential in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus After a Single Oral Dose of Fluoxetine: A Positron-Emission Tomography Study in Healthy Volunteers
Sibon I, Benkelfat C, Gravel P, Aznavour N, Costes N, Mzengeza S, Booij L, Baker G, Soucy J, Zimmer L, Descarries L. Decreased [18F]MPPF Binding Potential in the Dorsal Raphe Nucleus After a Single Oral Dose of Fluoxetine: A Positron-Emission Tomography Study in Healthy Volunteers. Biological Psychiatry 2008, 63: 1135-1140. PMID: 18191817, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.11.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAntidepressive Agents, Second-GenerationAutoreceptorsBrainDouble-Blind MethodFluorine RadioisotopesFluoxetineHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePiperazinesPositron-Emission TomographyPyridinesRaphe NucleiReceptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1AReference Values