Insights on P-glycoproteins efflux mechanism obtained by molecular dynamics simulations

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1853-1864

  Ferreira, Ricardo J ^a   Ferreira, Maria José U ^a   Dos Santos, Daniel J V A ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

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EID: 84862203273     PISSN: 15499618     EISSN: 15499626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ct300083m     Document Type: Article

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