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. 2018 Jul 4;13:3937–3948. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S154555

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IV-injected AuNPs are associated with tumor cells lining blood vessels far from the main tumor mass.

Notes: Region far from the central tumor: (A) fluorescence and (B) gold enhanced. Saline control far from the central tumor: (C) fluorescence and (D) gold enhanced. (A and C) mCherry red (tumor, red), anti-albumin (edema, green), DAPI (nuclei, blue), and anti-CD31 (blood vessels, white) and (B and D) gold enhanced (gold stained, black).

Abbreviations: AuNPs, gold nanoparticles; CD31, cluster of differentiation 31; IV, intravenous.