3-D image analysis of fluorescent drug binding

Molecular Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-52

  Raquel Miquel, M ^a   Segura, Venessa ^a   Ali, Z ^b   D'Ocon, M P ^a   McGrath, J C ^b   Daly, Craig J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Confocal; Image analysis; Smooth muscle; Vascular

Indexed keywords

ADRENOCEPTOR; CONFOCAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASCULAR;

ANTIBODIES; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

DRUG PRODUCTS;

4,4 DIFLUORO 4 BORA 3A,4A DIAZA S INDACENE; 4,4-DIFLUORO-4-BORA-3A,4A-DIAZA-S-INDACENE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANTIBODY; BORON DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PRAZOSIN;

ANIMAL; AORTA; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; AORTA; BORON COMPOUNDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1;

EID: 26944475641     PISSN: 15353508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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