Mass spectrometry as a drug discovery platform against RNA targets

Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 423-431

  Hofstadler, Steven A ^a   Griffey, Richard H ^a  

^a ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospray ionization; High throughput screening; Mass spectrometry; RNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033925478     PISSN: 13676733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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