Journal article
Cholinergic Depletion in Alzheimer’s Disease Shown by [18F]FEOBV Autoradiography
Abstract
Rationale. Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized in part by deficits in cholinergic basalocortical and septohippocampal pathways. [(18)F]Fluoroethoxybenzovesamicol ([(18)F]FEOBV), a Positron Emission Tomography ligand for the vesicular acetylcholine transporter (VAChT), is a potential molecular agent to investigate brain diseases associated with presynaptic cholinergic losses. Purpose. To demonstrate this …
Authors
Parent MJ; Bedard M-A; Aliaga A; Minuzzi L; Mechawar N; Soucy J-P; Schirrmacher E; Kostikov A; Gauthier SG; Rosa-Neto P
Journal
International Journal of Molecular Imaging, Vol. 2013, No. 1,
Publisher
Hindawi
Publication Date
November 10, 2013
DOI
10.1155/2013/205045
ISSN
2090-1712