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Xixi Lai, Tianxiao Lu, Fusheng Zhang, et al. (2025). Lysosome-targeted theranostics: Integration of real-time fluorescence imaging and controlled drug delivery via Zn(II)-Schiff Base complexes. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry, 272, 113015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2025.113015

Lysosome-targeted theranostics: Integration of real-time fluorescence imaging and controlled drug delivery via Zn(II)-Schiff Base complexes

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