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Biological Activity:
5-HT2A receptor antagonist; an antihypertensive; with tritium (3H) radioactively labeled ketanserin is used as a radioligand for the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor, e.g. in receptor binding assays and autoradiography.
References: online
A. Pazos et al. Serotonin receptors in the Human Brain—IV. Autoradiographic mapping of serotonin-2 receptors. Neuroscience 1987, 21(1), 123–139. [abstract]
L Sharon et al.. Expression of serotonin 5-HT2A receptors in the human cerebellum and alterations in schizophrenia. Synapse 2001, 42(2), 104–114. [abstract]
Chemical Name: 3-[2-[4-(4-Fluorobenzoyl)-1-piperidinyl]ethyl]-2,4[1H,3 H]-quinazolinedione
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