Non-Invasive In Vivo Imaging and Quantification of Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Rats Using Cells Expressing Far-Red Fluorescence Protein

Jon Christensen; Daniel Vonwil; V. Prasad Shastri

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0132725

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Non-Invasive In Vivo Imaging and Quantification of Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Rats Using Cells Expressing Far-Red Fluorescence Protein

Jon Christensen,

Affiliations Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany, BIOSS—Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Daniel Vonwil,

Affiliation Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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V. Prasad Shastri

* E-mail: prasad.shastri@gmail.com

Affiliations Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany, BIOSS—Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany
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Non-Invasive In Vivo Imaging and Quantification of Tumor Growth and Metastasis in Rats Using Cells Expressing Far-Red Fluorescence Protein

Jon Christensen,
Daniel Vonwil,
V. Prasad Shastri

Published: July 17, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132725

About the Authors

Jon Christensen

Affiliations Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany, BIOSS—Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

Daniel Vonwil

Affiliation Institute for Macromolecular Chemistry, University of Freiburg, 79104, Freiburg, Germany

V. Prasad Shastri

* E-mail: prasad.shastri@gmail.com

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: JC DV VPS. Performed the experiments: JC. Analyzed the data: JC DV VPS. Wrote the paper: JC DV VPS.

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