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| • | The
serotonin transporter is located on serotonin |
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terminals and is an index of serotonin |
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or input. |
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can be quantified by a radiolabeled SSRI in |
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post-mortem tissue from deceased patients |
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more recently in living patients using devices |
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the PET scanner. |
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