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MK-9470 is a synthetic compound, which binds to the CB1 cannabinoid receptor and functions as an inverse agonist.[1]

References

  1. ^ Burns, HD; Van Laere, K; Sanabria-Bohórquez, S; Hamill, TG; Bormans, G; Eng, WS; Gibson, R; Ryan, C; Connolly, B; Patel, S; Krause, S; Vanko, A; Van Hecken, A; Dupont, P; De Lepeleire, I; Rothenberg, P; Stoch, SA; Cote, J; Hagmann, WK; Jewell, JP; Lin, LS; Liu, P; Goulet, MT; Gottesdiener, K; Wagner, JA; de Hoon, J; Mortelmans, L; Fong, TM; Hargreaves, RJ (5 June 2007). "[18F] MK-9470, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer for in vivo Human PET Brain Imaging of the Cannabinoid-1 Receptor". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 104 (23): 9800–5. Bibcode:2007PNAS..104.9800B. doi:10.1073/pnas.0703472104. PMC 1877985. PMID 17535893.