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PSMA PET









               • aka glutamate carboxypeptidase II



                      • Folate metabolism

                      • Neuronal signaling

                                                                                                                     Extracellular
               • Overexpressed in prostate cancer                                                                        Domain


                                                                                                                                                                               Site of
               • Level of PSMA expression correlates                                                                                                                            PSMA


                   with tumour stage and tumor grade                                                                                                                          Inhibitor



               • Examples of commonly used PSMA                                                                   Transmembrane
                                                                                                                         Domain
                   agents include F-18 PyL, F-18 1007 and

                   Ga-68 PSMA-11                                                                                      Intracellular



                                                                                                                         Domain


                       Barrio, M., Expt Rev. Mol. Diagn. 2016; 16(11):1177-1188.
                       Tateishi, U.,  Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. 2020; 50(4):349-356



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