MR imaging and scintigraphy of gene expression through melanin induction

Radiology

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 425-429

  Weissleder, Ralph ^a   Simonova, Maria ^a   Bogdanova, Anna ^a   Bredow, Sebastian ^a   Enochs, W Scott ^a   Bogdanov Jr , Alexei ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Genes; Magnetic resonance (MR), experimental; Melanoma; Radionuclide imaging

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIBROBLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MARKER GENE; MELANOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0030749484     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.2.9240530     Document Type: Article

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