Technetium-99m labeled peptides for imaging inflammation
US5989519A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2123/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to radiolabeled peptides and methods for producing such peptides. Specifically, the invention relates to technetium-99m (Tc-99m) labeled leukocyte-binding peptides, methods and kits for making such peptides, and methods for using such peptides to image sites of infection and inflammation in a mammalian body.
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