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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2002
Pamela R. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher H. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);
David A. Benaron, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Pamela R. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);
Christopher H. Contag, San Jose, CA (US);
David A. Benaron, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods an compositions for detecting and localizing light originating from a mammal are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for targeting light emission to selected regions, as well as for tracking entities within the mammal. In addition, animal models for disease state are disclosed, as are methods for localizing and tracking the progression of disease or a pathogen within the animal, and for screening putative therapeutic compounds effective to inhibit the disease or pathogen.