An investigation of intracellular localization of Co-phthalocyanines is rep
orted. The Raman images of K562 cells stained with phthalocyanine were acqu
ired. To understand the peculiarities of the Raman images, measurements wer
e performed at different z-axis positions. The intracellular concentration
of phthalocyanine was estimated. A colocalization study was carried out usi
ng the fluorescence probes FITC-dextran and acridine orange by means of Ram
an and fluorescence microscopy, Partial colocalization with both probes was
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