## Abstract This study investigated whether abnormalities in serotonin transporter binding occur in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with concurrent depression. We estimated serotonin transporter levels in seven clinically depressed early‐stage PD patients and in seven healthy matched‐control subj
Brain serotonin transporter binding in non-depressed patients with Parkinson's disease
✍ Scribed by M. Guttman; I. Boileau; J. Warsh; J. A. Saint-Cyr; N. Ginovart; T. McCluskey; S. Houle; A. Wilson; E. Mundo; P. Rusjan; J. Meyer; S. J. Kish
- Book ID
- 111065078
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 489 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1351-5101
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