Effect of DL-Methylephedrine on Dopamine Transporter Using Positron Emission Tomography With [18F]FE-PE2I

Effect of DL-Methylephedrine on Dopamine Transporter Using Positron Emission Tomography With [18F]FE-PE2I

RationaleSince ephedrine has a dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitory effect similar to amphetamine, dl-methylephedrine, a derivative of ephedrine, is considered to have the characteristics of a central nervous system stimulant due to the DAT inhibitory effect. For example, the World Anti-Doping Agen...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Nogami, Ryosuke Arakawa, Takeshi Sakayori, Yumiko Ikeda, Yoshiro Okubo, Amane Tateno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
dl-methylephedrine
dopamine transporter
positron emission tomography
[18F]FE-PE2I
doping
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.799319/full

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