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Is alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan a good tracer for brain serotonin synthesis measurements, and does the lumped constant vary in different structures of the rat brain?

M Diksic, M Leyton, C Benkelfat.   

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Year:  1999        PMID： 10582627     DOI： 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0732621.x

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Neurochem        ISSN： 0022-3042            Impact factor:   5.372


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1.  Statistical mapping analysis of serotonin synthesis images generated in healthy volunteers using positron-emission tomography and alpha-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan.

Authors:  H Okazawa; M Leyton; C Benkelfat; S Mzengeza; M Diksic
Journal:  J Psychiatry Neurosci       Date:  2000-09       Impact factor: 6.186

2.  Brain net unidirectional uptake of alpha-[14c]methyl-L-tryptophan (alpha-MTrp) and its correlation with regional serotonin synthesis, tryptophan incorporation into proteins, and permeability surface area products of tryptophan and alpha-MTrp.

Authors:  M Diksic; Y Tohyama; A Takada
Journal:  Neurochem Res       Date:  2000-12       Impact factor: 3.996

Review 3.  Labelled alpha-methyl-L-tryptophan as a tracer for the study of the brain serotonergic system.

Authors:  M Diksic
Journal:  J Psychiatry Neurosci       Date:  2001-09       Impact factor: 6.186

4.  The lumped constant of α-methyl-l-tryptophan is not influenced by drugs acting through serotonergic system.

Authors:  Nela Pivac; Mirko Diksic
Journal:  Neurochem Int       Date:  2011-03-22       Impact factor: 3.921

5.  Accurate differentiation of recurrent gliomas from radiation injury by kinetic analysis of α-11C-methyl-L-tryptophan PET.

Authors:  Bálint Alkonyi; Geoffrey R Barger; Sandeep Mittal; Otto Muzik; Diane C Chugani; Gautam Bahl; Natasha L Robinette; William J Kupsky; Pulak K Chakraborty; Csaba Juhász
Journal:  J Nucl Med       Date:  2012-05-31       Impact factor: 10.057
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