Macromolecular contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging - Influence of polymer content in ligand on the paramagnetic properties

European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-248

  Rebizak, Richard ^a   Schaefer, Michel ^b   Dellacherie, Édith ^a  

^a LAB DE CHIM PHYS MACROMOLECULAIRE   (France)

^b Laboratoire Guerbet   (France)

Author keywords

Conjugates; Contrast agents; Dextran; DTPA

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DEXTRAN; DEXTRAN 40; GADOLINIUM; LIGAND; PENTETIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GADOLINIUM DTPA; LIGANDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERS;

EID: 0032927088     PISSN: 09280987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-0987(98)00027-X     Document Type: Article

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