Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , February 2010

Hypoxia-induced redox alterations and their correlation with 99mTc-MIBI and 99mTc-HL-91 uptake in colon cancer cells

  • Ana Margarida Abrantes

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. Tel.: +351 239480240; fax: +351 239480258.
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  • Maria Elisa Silva Serra

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3000-535 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Ana Cristina Gonçalves

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Joana Rio

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Bárbara Oliveiros

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Mafalda Laranjo

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • António Manuel Rocha-Gonsalves

      Affiliations

    • Chemistry Department, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3000-535 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Ana Bela Sarmento-Ribeiro

      Affiliations

    • Biochemistry Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
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  • Maria Filomena Botelho

      Affiliations

    • Biophysics/Biomathematics Institute, IBILI, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal
    • Centre of Investigation on Environment Genetics and Oncobiology (CIMAGO), Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3000-548 Coimbra, Portugal

Received 9 August 2009 ,Revised 3 November 2009 ,Accepted 7 November 2009.

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PII: S0969-8051(09)00276-5

doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.11.001

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , February 2010