SPECT imaging of fibrin using fibrin-binding peptides
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Use of novel fibrin-binding peptides as a delivery vehicle for proteins into fibrin matrices
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Contrast Media & Molecular Imaging
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1555-4309
DOI: 10.1002/cmmi.1521