Chimeric G-protein-coupled receptors: Critical new tools in drug discovery

Pharmaceutical News

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 337-345

  Ahumada, Adriana ^a,b   Wang, Hsien Yu ^a,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

And drug discovery; Chimeric receptors; G proteins; Heterotrimeric G proteins; Orphan receptors; Receptors

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR;

CHIMERA; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG RESEARCH; GENETIC CODE; GENOME; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0037816525     PISSN: 1071894X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10718940216624     Document Type: Review

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