Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 289-297 , April 2010

Site-specifically 89Zr-labeled monoclonal antibodies for ImmunoPET

Received 10 October 2009 ,Revised 25 November 2009 ,Accepted 27 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2009.11.010

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 37, Issue 3 , Pages 289-297 , April 2010