The Caudal Artery (CA) as a New Route for Injection (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

The Caudal Artery (CA) as a New Route for Injection

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The study showed that cancer cells can be delivered in a direction counter to the blood flow in order to reach the branch point of the iliac artery, which sends blood to the lower limbs via the femoral arteries. The delivery route was confirmed using real-time near infrared fluorescent imaging.

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Shinae Kondoh, Nature Communications

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