[3H]-GR113808 labels 5-HT4 receptors in the human and guinea-pig brain
- 1 September 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in NeuroReport
- Vol. 4 (11) , 1239-1242
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00001756-199309000-00007
Abstract
A tritiated specific and highly potent 5-HT4 antagonist: [3H]-GR113808 was used to label specific binding sites in human brain and for comparison in guinea-pig brain. [3H]-GR113808 association and dissociation were rapid, the binding was saturable and displaced by various serotoninergic agents with an affinity corresponding to their previously reported 5-HT4 receptor mediated effects. In vitro ligand binding autoradiography was used to investigate the distribution of [3H]-GR113808 recognition sites on human brain sections. The highest density was observed in the striato-nigral system. Low densities of binding sites were also found in hippocampus, neocortex and colliculus. This distribution of [3H]-GR113808 binding sites is similar to that found in the guinea-pig brain.Keywords
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