Non-invasive imaging of osteoclast activity via near-infrared cathepsin-K activatable optical probe

J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2006 Oct-Dec;6(4):353.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone and Bones / metabolism
  • Cathepsin K
  • Cathepsins* / metabolism
  • Diagnostic Imaging / methods
  • Female
  • Fluorescent Dyes* / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Optics and Photonics
  • Osteoclasts / cytology
  • Osteoclasts / metabolism*
  • Ovariectomy
  • Tomography, Optical / methods*

Substances

  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Cathepsins
  • Cathepsin K
  • Ctsk protein, mouse