Orphan receptors, novel neuropeptides and reverse pharmaceutical research

Brain Research

Volumn 848, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 63-65

  Civelli, Olivier ^a   Reinscheid, Rainer K ^a   Nothacker, Hans Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropeptide; Orphan G protein coupled receptor; Reverse pharmaceutical research; Serendipity

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOGENIC AMINE; DRUG; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; ORPHAN DRUG;

DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033430142     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)02041-7     Document Type: Article

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