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Synthesis and liposome encapsulation of a novel 18F-conjugate of ω-conotoxin GVIA for the potential imaging of N-type Ca2+ channels in the brain by positron emission tomography
Azarian, Vahe,Gangloff, Anne,Seimbille, Yann,Delaloye, Sibylle,Czernin, Johannes,Phelps, Michael E.,Silverman, Daniel H. S.
, p. 269 - 283 (2007/10/03)
ω-Conotoxin GVIA is a potent, irreversible antagonist of N-type voltage gated Ca2+ channels. A radiofluorinated analogue of GVIA could be useful in assessing regional synaptic density of the brain, in vivo, using positron emission tomography. N
