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K J Lindner1, P Hartvig, P Bjurling, K J Fasth, G Westerberg, B Långström.
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A high performance liquid chromatographic system was developed for separation of 11C-labeled 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan ([11C]HTP) and in vivo formed radiolabeled metabolites in rat brain tissue. Analysis of brain homogenate revealed that the main part of the radioactivity was associated with 11C-labeled 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid after intravenous injection of [11C]HTP to the rat. The serotonin synthesis rate in the brain was calculated and closely correlated to the serotonin synthesis rate in monkey and human measured using positron emission tomography.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9428598 DOI: 10.1016/s0969-8051(97)00114-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Med Biol ISSN: 0969-8051 Impact factor: 2.408