Gd-nanoparticles functionalization with specific peptides for ß-amyloid plaques targeting.

Marie PlissonneauJonathan PansieriLaurence Heinrich-BalardJean-François MorfinNathalie Stransky-HeilkronPascaline RivoryPierre MowatMireille DumoulinRichard CohenÉric AllémannÉva TόthMaria Joao SaraivaCédric LouisOlivier TillementVincent ForgeFrançois LuxChristel Marquette

Published in: Journal of nanobiotechnology (2016)

These results constitute a first step for considering these functionalized nanoparticles as a valuable multimodal imaging tool to selectively discriminate and diagnose amyloidoses.

Keyphrases

high resolution
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