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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2010; 2(1): 21-31
Published online Jan 27, 2010. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v2.i1.21
Minimizing liver uptake of cationic 99mTc radiotracers with ether and crown ether functional groups
Young-Seung Kim, Fan Wang, Shuang Liu
Young-Seung Kim, Shuang Liu, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
Fan Wang, Medical Isotopes Research Center, Peking University, Beijing 100083, China
Author contritions: Kim YS, Liu S and Wang F contributed equally to this work. All of them were responsible for manuscript writing and revising.
Correspondence to: Shuang Liu, PhD, School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States. lius@pharmacy.purdue.edu
Telephone: +1-765-4940236 Fax: +1-765-4961377
Received: September 1, 2009
Revised: January 11, 2010
Accepted: January 18, 2010
Published online: January 27, 2010
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