The design and synthesis of fluorescent peptides and disaccharides for tumour imaging

Chapter 1: Peptide targeting of integrin αvβ3 Integrins are cellular surface receptor proteins involved in numerous cellular signalling and adhesion processes. The integrin αvβ3 subtype is up-regulated around sites of malignancy especially solid tumour masses. This is due to its expression on the en...

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Main Author: Main, Marcus John
Published: University of Birmingham 2010
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.523412