This report describes a method to assess, in vivo, the turnover of dopamine (DA) and describes its application to the evaluation of DA function in normal monkeys and monkeys with 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced lesions of the DA nigro-striatal pathway. Using positron emis
Longitudinal Behavioral and 6-[18F]Fluoro-l-DOPA-PET Assessment in MPTP-Hemiparkinsonian Monkeys
β Scribed by William P. Melega; Michael J. Raleigh; David B. Stout; Antonio A. DeSalles; Simon R. Cherry; Matthew Blurton-Jones; Grenvill G. Morton; Sung-Cheng Huang; Michael E. Phelps
- Book ID
- 117979452
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 195 KB
- Volume
- 141
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-4886
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