Structure and Function of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: Lessons from the Crystal Structure of Rhodopsin

Handbook of Cell Signaling: Volume 1-3

Volumn 1-3, Issue , 2003, Pages 139-143

  Sakmar, Thomas P ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-012124546-7/50383-1     Document Type: Chapter

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