[Processes in the living brain can now be measured].
Positron emission tomography and new tracer methods are now becoming invaluable tools in basic neuroscientific research, as exemplified in this brief review of new discoveries in enzyme activity, cellular metabolism, receptor occupancy, ion channel modulation, and the functional anatomy of the human brain.
Roland
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PET-sektionen, Karolinska sjukhuset, Stockholm.
D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D011955:Receptors, Drug / Q000378:metabolism; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000378:metabolism; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D011955:Receptors, Drug; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase
Processer i den levande hjärnan kan numera mätas.