[11C](R)-PK11195 PET imaging of microglial activation in multiple system atrophy

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 686-689

  Gerhard, A ^a,b   Banati, R B ^a   Goerres, G B ^a   Cagnin, A ^a   Myers, R ^a,b   Gunn, R N ^a,c   Turkheimer, F ^a,b   Good, C D ^d   Mathias, C J ^a,d   Quinn, N ^d   Schwarz, J ^e   Brooks, D J ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 11; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG BINDING; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE INJURY; PONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; SHY DRAGER SYNDROME; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 0041334004     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000078192.95645.E6     Document Type: Article

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