Chemical Modulation of in Vivo Macrophage Function with Subpopulation-Specific Fluorescent Prodrug Conjugates

Autor: Fernandez Vargas, Antonio, Vermeren, Matthieu, Humphries, Duncan, Subiros Funosas, Ramon, Barth, Nicole, Campana, Lara, MacKinnon, Alison, Feng, Yi, Vendrell, Marc
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: ACS Central Science
ACS Central Science, Vol 3, Iss 9, Pp 995-1005 (2017)
Fernandez Vargas, A, Vermeren, M, Humphries, D, Subiros Funosas, R, Barth, N, Campana, L, MacKinnon, A, Feng, Y & Vendrell, M 2017, ' Chemical modulation of in vivo macrophage function with subpopulation-specific fluorescent prodrug conjugates ', ACS Central Science, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 995-1005 . https://doi.org/10.1021/acscentsci.7b00262
ISSN: 2374-7951
2374-7943
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.7b00262
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