Caudal Artery (CA) Injection Efficiently Delivered Cancer Cells to the Bone Marrow of the Hind Limbs (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Caudal Artery (CA) Injection Efficiently Delivered Cancer Cells to the Bone Marrow of the Hind Limbs

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a: Location of the caudal artery in a mouse (left) and a schematic cross-section of the mouse tail (right). The yellow arrow indicates the caudal artery along the tail. b: Comparison of fluorescence images after CA or tail vein (IV) injection of near-infrared II nanoparticles. c: Bioluminescence images at 30 minutes after injecting lung carcinoma cells expressing firefly luciferase (LLC/luc) via the CA (left) or left ventricle of the heart (right).

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Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications

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