## Abstract Positron emission tomography (PET) using [^11^C]PK 11195, a ligand for peripheral benzodiazepine receptor binding sites, offers the opportunity to image activated microglia in vivo. This tool may therefore be used to display the occurrence of microglial activation in the course of neuro
Two activated stages of microglia and PET imaging of peripheral benzodiazepine receptors with [11C]PK11195 in rats
β Scribed by Fumitaka Ito; Hiroshi Toyama; Gen Kudo; Hiromi Suzuki; Kentaro Hatano; Masanori Ichise; Kazuhiro Katada; Kengo Ito; Makoto Sawada
- Book ID
- 107615293
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 320 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0914-7187
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