Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 113-120 , January 2011

Neurotensin(8–13) analogue: radiolabeling and biological evaluation using different chelators

Received 6 October 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2010 ,Accepted 14 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2010.06.011

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 113-120 , January 2011