Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , January 2010

Gold(III) bis-thiosemicarbazonato complexes: synthesis, characterization, radiochemistry and X-ray crystal structure analysis

  • Brienne N. Bottenus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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  • Para Kan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Tyler Jenkins

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Beau Ballard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Tammy L. Rold

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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  • Charles Barnes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Cathy Cutler

      Affiliations

    • University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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  • Timothy J. Hoffman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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  • Mark A. Green

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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  • Silvia S. Jurisson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
    • Harry S Truman Memorial VA Hospital, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA. Tel.: +1 573 882 2107; fax: +1 573 882 2754.

Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 4 August 2009 ,Accepted 8 August 2009.

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Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , January 2010

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