Evaluation of Inhibitory Effect of Recreational Drugs on Dopaminergic Terminal Neuron by PET and Whole-Body Autoradiography

Figure 3

An example of axial QWBR images showing [¹⁸F]FDOPA distribution obtained at 120 minutes after administration of [¹⁸F]FDOPA (a) control, following injection of a given dose of (b) ketamine (55 mg/Kg), (c) cocaine (25 mg/Kg), and (d) methamphetamine (20 mg/Kg). ao: aorta; e: eye; str: striatum; bm: bone marrow; k: kidney; lg: lung; li: large intestine; lv: liver; m: muscle; si: small intestine; sk: skin; sp: spleen; st: stomach; rb: rib.

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