MicroPET detection of 5-HT1A autoreceptor binding in the nucleus raphe dorsails of the rat using (18F)MPPF as radioligand

Abnormal serotonin (5-HT) neurotransmission has been associated with different psychopathologies. Faulty mechanisms that underlie abnormal 5-HT function may include the internalization of the 5-HT1A receptor, located on dorsal raphe nucleus (DRN) serotonin neurons (autoreceptors) and non-serotonin...

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Main Author: Levesque, Melissa Luce
Other Authors: Chawki Benkelfat (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2010
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=92170