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Molecular Imaging of Selectins in Endothelial Activation

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The authors are supported by Inserm, and by a grant of the French Society of Cardiology and the French Federation of Cardiology. Inserm U698 is supported by the FAD European integrated project (http://www.fighting-aneurysm.org/). We wish to thank the Conseil Général d’Ile de France and the Paris Department for financial support to IMOVA-Medicen IdF.

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Rouzet, F., Michel, JB., Chaubet, F. et al. Molecular Imaging of Selectins in Endothelial Activation. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep 5, 199–202 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-012-9143-7

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