Synthesis of 4-[18F]fluoro-l-m-tyrosine: a model analog for the in vivo assessment of central dopaminergic function
✍ Scribed by Milton Perlmutter; Nagichettiar Satyamurthy; Andre Luxen; Michael E. Phelps; Jorge R. Barrio
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Weight
- 730 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0883-2889
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