Liposomes as delivery agents for medical imaging

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 242-249

  Torchilin, Vladimir P ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DRUG CARRIER; LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES;

EID: 0030161222     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-4310(96)88805-8     Document Type: Review

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