Synthesis of a stabilized 177Lu-siRNA complex and evaluation of its stability and RNAi activity

Mojtaba Fathi1, Kamal Yavari, Mohammad Taghikhani

  • 1aDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan bDepartment of Radiochemistry, Nuclear Sciences and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI) cDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

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