Production and NMR characterization of hyperpolarized (107,109)Ag complexes

Lloyd Lumata1, Matthew E Merritt, Zohreh Hashami

  • 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.

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