Finding function through structural genomics

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-35

  Shapiro, Lawrence ^a   Harris, Tim ^b  

^a NEW YORK STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DATA BASE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033961632     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)00064-6     Document Type: Review

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