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Some tumors have a special marker that might let doctors see them better on scans or treat them with targeted radiation, because the marker shows up strongly on the tumor but not in healthy tissue...

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GLP-1 Receptor Expression in Human Tumors and Human Normal Tissues: Potential for In Vivo Targeting

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Human & In Vitro
2007 May

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GLP-1 Receptor Expression in Human Tumors and Human Normal Tissues: Potential for In Vivo Targeting

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DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038679

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