A water-soluble coelenterazine for sensitive in vivo imaging of coelenterate luciferases

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 692-693

  Morse, Danielle ^a   Tannous, Bakhos A ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATE LUCIFERASE; COELENTERAZINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; LUCIFERASE; TRITON X 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL CYCLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG SOLUBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING; IN VIVO STUDY; LETTER; METASTASIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

COELENTERATA;

EID: 84859394193     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/mt.2012.38     Document Type: Letter

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