Examining mGlu5 Receptor Availability as a Predictor of Vulnerability to PTSD: An [ 18 F]FPEB and PET Study in Male and Female Rats.

Ruth H AschKrista FowlesRobert H PietrzakJane R TaylorIrina Esterlis

Published in: Chronic stress (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) (2023)

Results are consistent with clinical findings of higher mGlu5 receptor availability in PTSD, and add to growing evidence implicating these receptors in the pathophysiology of PTSD and sex-differences in susceptibility for this disorder.

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