Serotonin 5-HT2 receptor imaging in major depression: focal changes in orbito-insular cortex

Serotonin receptors may play an important role in the pathophysiology of affective disorders. We studied type-2 serotonin (5-HT2) receptors in the brain of patients with major depression. Using positron emission tomography (PET) and the selective radioligand [18F]altanserin, we investigated 5-HT2 re...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 1997-11, Vol.171 (5), p.444-448
Hauptverfasser:	Biver, Françoise, Wikler, David, Lotstra, Françoise, Damhaut, Philippe, Goldman, Serge, Mendlewicz, Julien
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antidepressants Brain Diseases - diagnostic imaging Data analysis Depressive Disorder - diagnostic imaging Female Humans Ketanserin - analogs & derivatives Male Mental depression Mental disorders Middle Aged Pathophysiology Patients Psychiatry Psychotropic drugs Receptors, Serotonin - metabolism Serotonin Serotonin Antagonists Tomography Tomography, Emission-Computed - methods
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