Brain serotonin synthesis rates in rhesus monkeys determined by [11C]α-methyl-L-tryptophan and positron emission tomography compared to CSF 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid concentrations

Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 345-353

  Shoaf, Susan E ^a,c   Carson, Richard ^b   Hommer, Daniel ^a   Williams, Wendol ^a   Higley, J Dee ^a   Schmall, Bernard ^b   Herscovitch, Peter ^b   Eckelman, William ^b   Linnoila, Markku ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c MSC 1256 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Methyl L tryptophan; Brain; Pharmacokinetics; Positron emission tomography; Rhesus monkeys; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; CARBON 11; N METHYLTRYPTOPHAN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RHESUS MONKEY; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; SEROTONIN; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 17444438320     PISSN: 0893133X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0893-133X(98)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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