Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 4.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Org Synth. 2011 Aug;8(4):521–534. doi: 10.2174/157017911796117223

Fig. (12).

Fig. (12)

Mechanism of activation of targeted optical imaging probes. Dyes are conjugated to a ligand and circulate through the body until they reach the desired target and accumulate in tissues rich in the targeted receptor.