⁶⁴Cu²⁺ Complexes of Tripodal Amine Ligands' In Vivo Tumor and Liver Uptakes and Intracellular Cu Distribution in the Extrahepatic Bile Duct Carcinoma Cell Line TFK-1: A Basic Comparative Study

• Main Authors: Mitsuhiro Shinada (Author), Masashi Takahashi (Author), Chika Igarashi (Author), Hiroki Matsumoto (Author), Fukiko Hihara (Author), Tomoko Tachibana (Author), Masakazu Oikawa (Author), Hisashi Suzuki (Author), Ming-Rong Zhang (Author), Tatsuya Higashi (Author), Hiroaki Kurihara (Author), Yukie Yoshii (Author), Yoshihiro Doi (Author)
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• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Copper (Cu) is a critical element for cancer cell proliferation and considerably accumulates in the nucleus. ⁶⁴Cu²⁺ is an anticancer radiopharmaceutical that targets the copper requirement of cancer cells. However, intravenously injected <sup>64<...