Published 1989 | Version v1
Book

Pharmacological approach of the receptors

Creators

  • 1. Hopital Pitie-Salpetriere, 75 - Paris (France)

Description

This paper explains the three main goals for clinical positron emission tomography (PET) studies: detection of receptor abnormalities in groups of patients to propose therapeutic indication of new ligands; validation of current hypothesis of drug effect; rational clinical drug development specially for dose-finding studies. (H.W.)

Part of:
Positron Emission Tomography in clinical research and clinical diagnosis: tracer modelling and radioreceptors

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
Kluwer.
Imprint Place
Dordrecht (Netherlands)
ISBN
0-7923-0254-0
Imprint Title
Positron Emission Tomography in clinical research and clinical diagnosis: tracer modelling and radioreceptors
Imprint Pagination
301 p.
Journal Volume
15
Series
Developments in Nuclear Medicine.
Journal Page Range
p. 3-8.

Conference

Title
Workshop on positron emission tomography.
Dates
20-22 Oct 1988.
Place
Brussels (Belgium).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
21010654
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION; NEUROLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RECEPTORS
Descriptors DEC
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICINE; TOMOGRAPHY

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