… The magnetic label for the MR agent consisted of monocrystalline iron oxide … to determine
the utility of MION-ASF as an experimental MR receptor probe. We hypothesized that altering …

… i4 In our study the rhodaminated receptor agent MION-ASF more than doubled the value
obtained for autofluorescence of nonexposed cells. Blockage with the nonfluorescent ligand n(+…

… as the liver rapidly extracts the magnetic label mediated by the ASG receptor. Furtherm
ore, anima l imaging stu dies have d emonstrated selective accumulation of MION-ASF within …

… intensity achieved when the receptor agent ASF-MION-rh … of MION-ASF-rh, MION-ASF-rh +
D( +)-Galactose, or MION-ASF-… MION-ASF biokinetics of an MR receptor agent. Magn Reson …

… linked to either MION (MION-rh) or MION-ASF (MION-ASF-rh) by incubation and subsequent
… 10 ml of MION-ASF-rh or MION-rh (1 mg Fe/ml) for 30 min. Because ASG receptor function …

PURPOSE: To evaluate cholecystokinin (CCK) as a target-specific vector for magnetic resonance
(MR) receptor imaging of rat pancreas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Monocrystalline …

… iron oxide surface and increase the hydrodynamic radius of the agent to 17.1 ? 0.9 nm (volume-…
MION-ASF: biokinetics of an MR receptor agent. Magn Reson Imaging 1993; 11:411417. …

… MIONs have also been labeled with materials expressing high affinity for receptors of normal
tissue cells. MION was attached to cholecystokinin for MR receptor imaging of normal rat …

To reduce the information gap between human neuroimaging and macaque physiology and
anatomy, we mapped fMRI signals produced by moving and stationary stimuli (random dots …

… of their high affinity to ASG receptors, and animal MRI has shown selective accumulation
of MION-ASF within normal hepatocytes [10]. ASG receptor activity has been demonstrated in …