[3H]BMS-843496, a potent and selective PDE10A radioligand, was characterized.
Radioligand binding was highest in striatum, subthalamic n. and substantia nigra.
PDE10A occupancy correlated with striatal pCREB expression.
≥40% PDE10A occupancy was required to achieve antipsychotic-like effects.
Cataleptic effects of PDE10A inhibitors were not consistently related to occupancy.