| Literature DB >> 6705923 |
C W Chen, J S Cohen, C E Myers, M Sohn.
Abstract
Several water-soluble paramagnetic metalloporphyrins were found to increase significantly the relaxation rate (1/T1) of water. Such compounds are known to be selectively retained by tumors in animals, and consequently we identify them as potential contrast agents for tumors in NMR imaging.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6705923 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(84)80208-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124