Pindolol binding to 5-HT(1A) receptors in the human brain confirmed with positron emission tomography

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-305

  Andrée, Bengt ^a   Thorberg, Seth Olov ^b   Halldin, Christer ^a   Farde, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Astra Arcus AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbonyl 11C WAY 100635; Human 5 HT(1A) receptor; Pindolol pharmacokinetics; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL; N [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] N (2 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; PINDOLOL; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; TEMPORAL CORTEX;

ADULT; BRAIN; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; HUMANS; MALE; PINDOLOL; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 1942458169     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002130051009     Document Type: Article

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