Imaging of acetylcholine esterase activity in brainstem nuclei involved in regulation of sleep and wakefulness

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 690-693

  Eggers, C ^b   Szelies, B ^b   Bauer, B ^a   Wienhard, K ^a   Schroder H ^b   Herholz, K ^c   Heiss, W D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

11C N methyl 4 piperidyl acetate; Acetylcholine esterase activity; Alzheimer's disease; Brainstem nuclei; Positron emission tomography; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID C 11; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBON 11; N METHYL 4 PIPERIDYL ACETATE; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGINAL DISC; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCIBILITY; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; TEGMENTUM; WAKEFULNESS;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN STEM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SLEEP; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 34249826377     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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