Overeating Behavior and Striatal Dopamine with 6-[18F]-Fluoro-L-𝑚-Tyrosine PET

• Autors principals: Claire E. Wilcox (Autor), Meredith N. Braskie (Autor), Jennifer T. Kluth (Autor), William J. Jagust (Autor)
• Format: Llibre
• Publicat: Hindawi Limited, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Matèries: article
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Eating behavior may be affected by dopamine synthesis capacity. In this study, 6-[18F]-fluoro-L-𝑚-tyrosine (FMT) positron emission tomography (PET) uptake in striatal subregions was correlated with BMI (kg/m2) and an estimate of the frequency of prior weight loss attempts in 15 healthy subjects. BMI...