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Sex Differences in Extrastriatal Dopamine D₂-Like Receptors in the Human Brain

OBJECTIVE: The study examined gender differences in extrastriatal dopamine D₂-like receptor levels in the human brain in vivo. METHOD: [¹¹C]FLB 457, a high-affinity radioligand for extrastriatal D₂-like receptors, and a three-dimensional positron emission tomography system were used to measure D₂-like receptor binding potentials in frontal cortex, temporal cortex, and thalamus in 12 healthy men and 12 healthy women. RESULTS: Women had higher D₂-like receptor binding potentials than men in the three brain regions studied, and the difference in the frontal cortex was statistically significant. In a more detailed regional analysis, the difference between the sexes was most pronounced for the left and right anterior cingulate cortex. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides in vivo evidence for a gender difference in dopamine D₂-like receptor levels, which could be reflected in gender-associated differences in clinical disorders linked to the dopamine system.

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