The metabolism of fluorodopa

Experiments were conducted to characterize the metabolism of ¹⁸F-6-fluorodopa (¹⁸F-D0PA), a compound used as a tracer for the study of dopamine metabolism in human subjects by means of positron emission tomography (PET). Analysis of plasma from carbidopa pretreated humans, monkeys and rats showed th...

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Main Author: Cumming, Paul
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25858