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Published in final edited form as: Dev Neurobiol. 2008 May;68(6):729–743. doi: 10.1002/dneu.20615

Table 1.

Partial list of PET radiotracers

Target system or process		Radiotracer
*Neuroreceptor Systems*
Dopaminergic	Pre-synaptic dopamine pool	18F-fluoro-L-dopa, 18F-fluoro-L-m-tyrosine
	D2 Dopamine receptors	11C-N-methylspiperone, 11C-raclopride
		18F-spiperone, 18F-N-methylspiperone
	D1 Dopamine receptors	11C-SCH23390
	Dopamine reuptake sites	11C-nomifensine, ¹¹C-cocaine, 18F-GBR
		11C-carfentanil, 11C-diprenorphine
Opiate		18F-cyclofoxy
Benzodiazepine		11C-flumazenil
Serotonergic	Pre-synaptic serotonin pool	11C-α-methyl-tryptophan
	5-HT1A receptors	11C-WAY100,635
	5-HT2A receptors	11C-MDL100,907, 18F-altanserin, 18F- setoperone
	5-HT reuptake sites	11C-McN5652
MAO-B enzyme		11C-deprenyl
*Amino acid transport, protein synthesis*
		11C-methionine, 11C-leucine, 11C-tyrosine
*Tissue pH*		11CO2, 11C-DMO
*Tissue drug kinetics*		11C-phenytoin, 11C-valproate, 13N-BCNU