Review Article

New SPECT and PET Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging Cardiovascular Disease

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As part of the extrinsic pathway for apoptosis, phosphatidylserine PS normally on the inner leaflet of the plasma membrane is expressed on the outer leaflet [104]. Externalized PS is a target for annexin-5 through a calcium dependent binding mechanism [105].
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