METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING PEPTIDES FOR TARGETING AND MAPPING HUMAN NERVES IN IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY

METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING PEPTIDES FOR TARGETING AND MAPPING HUMAN NERVES IN IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY, DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPEUTIC DELIVERY

The present invention provides methods for guiding preservation of human neurons or human nerves during surgery, as well as labeling and mapping nerves in targeted organs for map-guided surgery, by administering a fluorescently-labeled peptide that specifically binds to the human neurons or human ne...

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1. Verfasser: BERMAN, Brett, J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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CHEMISTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METALLURGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PEPTIDES
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides methods for guiding preservation of human neurons or human nerves during surgery, as well as labeling and mapping nerves in targeted organs for map-guided surgery, by administering a fluorescently-labeled peptide that specifically binds to the human neurons or human nerves. The invention further provides human neuron or nerve targeting molecules comprising fluorescently-labeled peptides that specifically bind to human neurons or human nerves and compositions thereof.