PET imaging of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in a pre-clinical colorectal cancer model

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MedicineColorectal cancerCelecoxibIn vivoCyclooxygenaseCancerCancer researchBiodistributionRofecoxibInternal medicinePharmacologyPathologyEnzymeChemistryBiochemistryBiology

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University of Alberta CA

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-37
Citations: 35
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                                    Ole Tietz, 
                                
                                    Melinda Wuest, 
                                
                                    Alison Marshall
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            PET imaging of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in a pre-clinical colorectal cancer model. 
                            EJNMMI Research
                            , 6
                            (1)
                            , 37-37.
                            https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-016-0192-9
                        

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DOI: 10.1186/s13550-016-0192-9