MPPF, with the full name 2'-methoxyphenyl-(''N''-2'-pyridinyl)-''p''-fluoro-benzamidoethyipiperazine, is a compound that binds to the serotonin-1A receptor. Labeled with fluorine-18 it has been used as a

radioligand A radioligand is a radioactive biochemical substance (in particular, a ligand that is radiolabeled) that is used for diagnosis or for research-oriented study of the receptor systems of the body. In a neuroimaging application the radioligand is ...

with

positron emission tomography Positron emission tomography (PET) is a functional imaging technique that uses radioactive substances known as radiotracers to visualize and measure changes in metabolic processes, and in other physiological activities including blood flow, ...

. It has, e.g., been used to examine the difference in neuroreceptor binding in the

human brain The human brain is the central organ (anatomy), organ of the human nervous system, and with the spinal cord makes up the central nervous system. The brain consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. It controls most of the act ...

across sex and age.

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Phenol ethers Phenylpiperazines Fluoroarenes Benzamides 2-Pyridyl compounds {{nervous-system-drug-stub

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