A 3D Model for human melanocortin 4 receptor refined with molecular dynamics simulation

Journal of Reports in Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-53

  Shahlaei, Mohsen ^a   Mousavi, Atefeh ^a  

^a KERMANSHAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

G protein coupled receptor; Homology modelling; Melanocortine 4 receptor; Molecular dynamics simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907676331     PISSN: 23221232     EISSN: 23225106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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