1998
Assessment of Dynamic Neurotransmitter Changes With Bolus or Infusion Delivery of Neuroreceptor Ligands
Endres C, Carson R. Assessment of Dynamic Neurotransmitter Changes With Bolus or Infusion Delivery of Neuroreceptor Ligands. Cerebrovascular And Brain Metabolism Reviews 1998, 18: 1196-1210. PMID: 9809509, DOI: 10.1097/00004647-199811000-00006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrainCarbon RadioisotopesComputer SimulationDopamineDopamine AntagonistsFlumazenilHumansInfusions, ParenteralInjectionsKineticsMicrodialysisModels, NeurologicalNaltrexoneNarcotic AntagonistsRacloprideRadioligand AssayReceptors, DopamineSalicylamidesSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Emission-Computed
1997
Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method
Breier A, Su T, Saunders R, Carson RE, Kolachana BS, de Bartolomeis A, Weinberger DR, Weisenfeld N, Malhotra AK, Eckelman WC, Pickar D. Schizophrenia is associated with elevated amphetamine-induced synaptic dopamine concentrations: Evidence from a novel positron emission tomography method. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 2569-2574. PMID: 9122236, PMCID: PMC20129, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.6.2569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSynaptic dopamine concentrationsDopamine concentrationsDopamine outflowDopamine levelsStriatal extracellular dopamine levelsBinding reductionPositron emission tomography radioligandExtracellular dopamine levelsSynaptic dopamine levelsAmphetamine-induced changesNonhuman primate studiesPositron emission tomography (PET) methodDopamine overactivityPatients elevationNovel brain imaging methodVivo microdialysisAmphetamine doseDopamine receptorsClinical studiesDopamine releasePreclinical studiesHealthy volunteersBrain imaging methodsDopamine increasesTomography radioligand