A high-yield and simplified procedure for the synthesis of α-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan

Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1005-1008

  Chakraborty, Pulak K ^a,b   Mangner, Thomas J ^a   Chugani, Diane C ^a   Muzik, Otto ^a   Chugani, Harry T ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

11C methyl L tryptophan; positron emission tomography; serotonin

Indexed keywords

N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ISOTOPE LABELING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; ISOTOPE LABELING; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0030293057     PISSN: 09698051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8051(96)00127-8     Document Type: Article

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