5-HTT binding in recovered depressed patients and healthy volunteers: a positron emission tomography study with [11C]DASB.

OBJECTIVE: The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is a key target for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and may be involved in the pathophysiology of major depression. It is now possible to image 5-HTT directly in the human brain, but results from studies of acutely depressed patients have been inc...

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Main Authors: Bhagwagar, Z, Murthy, N, Selvaraj, S, Hinz, R, Taylor, M, Fancy, S, Grasby, P, Cowen, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007