Setoperone

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Setoperone is a compound that is a ligand to the 5-HT2A receptor. It can be radiolabeled with the radioisotope fluorine-18 and used as a radioligand with positron emission tomography (PET). Several research studies have used the radiolabeled setoperone in neuroimaging for the studying neuropsychiatric disorders, such as depression[1] or schizophrenia.[2]

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  1. ^ Jeffrey H. Meyer, Shitij Kapur, Sylvain Houle, Jean DaSilva, Beata Owczarek, Gregory M. Brown, Alan A. Wilson and Sidney H. Kennedy (July 1999). "Prefrontal Cortex 5-HT2 Receptors in Depression: An [18F]Setoperone PET Imaging Study". American Journal of Psychiatry 156: 1029–1034. 
  2. ^ Ralph Lewis, Shitij Kapur, Corey Jones, Jean DaSilva, Gregory M. Brown, Alan A. Wilson, Sylvain Houle and Robert B. Zipursky (January 1999). "Serotonin 5-HT2 Receptors in Schizophrenia: A PET Study Using [18F]Setoperone in Neuroleptic-Naive Patients and Normal Subjects". American Journal of Psychiatry 156: 72–78.