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PET [11C]DASB imaging of serotonin transporters in patients with alcoholism.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Jan 2007
Brown Amira K, George David T, Fujita Masahiro, Liow Jeih-San, Ichise Masanori, Hibbeln Joseph, Ghose Subroto, Sangare Janet, Hommer Daniel, Innis Robert B
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OBJECTIVE: Alcoholism and aggression have each been associated with neurochemical measurements suggestive of decreased serotonin synaptic transmission. We measured densities of the serotonin transporter (SERT) in a moderate-sized sample of alcoholic patients who were assessed for aggressive characteristics. METHODS: Thirty alcoholic inpatients and 18 healthy controls received a PET scan with...
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