Increased Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Binding After Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Measured by Positron Emission Tomography and [11C]Raclopride
Frank G, Bailer U, Henry S, Drevets W, Meltzer C, Price J, Mathis C, Wagner A, Hoge J, Ziolko S, Barbarich-Marsteller N, Weissfeld L, Kaye W. Increased Dopamine D2/D3 Receptor Binding After Recovery from Anorexia Nervosa Measured by Positron Emission Tomography and [11C]Raclopride. Biological Psychiatry 2005, 58: 908-912. PMID: 15992780, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.05.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsD2/D3 receptor bindingD3 receptor bindingControl womenAnorexia nervosaPositron emission tomographyDopamine D2/D3 receptor bindingD2/D3 receptor densityEmission tomographyReceptor bindingREC ANHealthy control womenD3 receptor densityEffects of malnutritionDorsal putamenAlterations of weightDorsal caudatePhysical activityReceptor densityDopamine functionMotor activityDA concentrationLines of evidenceWomenNervosaTomography