Ultrasonic sonoporation can enhance the prostate permeability

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 449-451

  Liu, Yongliang ^a   Liu, Zheng ^a   Li, Tao ^b   Ye, Gang ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MICROBUBBLE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PROSTATITIS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ELECTROPORATION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; PROSTATE; SONICATION;

EID: 77649272785     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2009.09.052     Document Type: Article

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