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Current Status of and Perspectives on Radiolabelled Ubiquicidin 29-41 Derivatives for Bacterial Infection Imaging

Author(s): Yuhao Jiang and Junbo Zhang*

Volume 23, Issue 15, 2023

Published on: 15 February, 2023

Page: [1500 - 1506] Pages: 7

DOI: 10.2174/1389557523666230131100654

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