Protein homology modelling and its use in South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 2-6

  Bishop, A Özlem Taştan ^a   De Beer, Tjaart A P ^a   Joubert, Fourie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE; DRUG; HOMOLOGY; MODELING; PROTEIN;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 44649097694     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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