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5-HT2A receptor density is decreased in the at-risk mental state.
Psychopharmacology - 1 Jan 2008
Hurlemann René, Matusch Andreas, Kuhn Kai-Uwe, Berning Julia, Elmenhorst David, Winz Oliver, Kolsch Heike, Zilles Karl, Wagner Michael, Maier Wolfgang, Bauer Andreas
Abstract excerpt
RATIONALE: Current perspectives on the pathophysiology of schizophrenia direct attention to serotonergic (serotonin, 5-HT) dysregulation in the prodrome or at-risk mental state (ARMS). OBJECTIVE: To study the cerebral 5-HT(2A) receptor (5-HT(2A)R) in the ARMS with [(18)F]altanserin positron emission tomography (PET) and a bolus-infusion paradigm. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We quantified the spatial distribution of...
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