g) were injected with 50 ± 2 MBq of either [18F]
isoflurane anesthesia (2% in O2 at 1 L·min–1). Rats were conscious for the allowed time between injection and
sacrificing, except for the animals of the 5 min time point, which
were left unconscious for the whole time. Animals were sacrificed
under isoflurane anesthesia at time points 5, 15, or 60 min (n = 3). Blood was collected via a heart puncture from each
rat. Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, bone, cerebral cortex, cerebellum,
and the rest of the brain were collected, weighed, and counted for
radioactivity in a Wallac Universal Gamma Counter 1282 (PerkinElmer,
Waltham, MA, USA). Biodistribution data were expressed as percentage
injected dose per gram tissue (%ID/g).