is the cerebellum a SERT-free brain region?
The primary approach in assessing the status of brain serotonin neurons in human conditions such as major depression and exposure to the illicit drug ecstasy has been the use of neuroimaging procedures involving radiotracers that bind to the serotonin transporter (SERT). However, there has been no consistency in the selection of a “SERT-free” reference region for the estimation of free and nonspecific binding, as occipital cortex, cerebellum and white matter have all been employed.
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