The distribution of 5-HT1D and 5-HT1E binding sites in human brain. |
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| Authors: | S Lowther F De Paermentier M R Crompton R W Horton |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. |
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| Abstract: | Total 5-HT1, 5-HT1D and 5-HT1E binding sites were measured in homogenates of human frontal cortex, hippocampus, amygdala, globus pallidus, caudate and putamen. Combined 5-HT1D/1E sites were the predominant 5-HT1 subtype (66-95% of total 5-HT1 sites in all regions except hippocampus (38% of total 5-HT1 sites). Globus pallidus contained the highest density and the highest proportion of 5HT1D sites (74% of total 5-HT1 sites). 5HT1D sites in the other brain areas accounted for 19-27% of the total 5-HT1 sites. The highest densities and the highest proportions of 5-HT1E sites were in caudate (72%) and putamen (64%) and the lowest density and lowest proportion in hippocampus (16%). |
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