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From: Global decrease of serotonin-1A receptor binding after electroconvulsive therapy in major depression measured by PET

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Average serotonin-1A receptor (5-HT1A) binding potential (BPND) of patients with major depressive disorder (n=12) at baselines before electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), that is, positron emission tomography (PET)1 (a) and PET2 (b), and after ECT, that is, PET3 (c). Note that 5-HT1A BPND is virtually identical between the baselines (PET1, PET2) before treatment, whereas after ECT a reduction in receptor binding can be observed almost across the entire cortex. For visualization, values below 0.5 are not shown.

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