Peptides for optical medical imaging and steps towards therapy

Publication date: Available online 30 September 2017
Source:Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry
Author(s): Matteo Staderini, Alicia Megia-Fernandez, Kevin Dhaliwal, Mark Bradley
Optical medical imaging is a rapidly growing area of research and development that offers a multitude of healthcare solutions both diagnostically and therapeutically. In this review some of the most recently described peptide-based optical probes are reviewed with a special emphasis on their in vivo use and potential application in a clinical setting.

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