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G-protein-coupled receptor structures were not built in a day

  1. Tracy M. Blois,
  2. James U. Bowie*

Article first published online: 20 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.165

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 1335–1342, July 2009

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Blois, T. M. and Bowie, J. U. (2009), G-protein-coupled receptor structures were not built in a day. Protein Science, 18: 1335–1342. doi: 10.1002/pro.165

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, UCLA-DOE Institute for Genomics and Proteomics, Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, California

*Boyer Hall, University of California, 611 Charles E. Young Dr. E., Los Angeles, CA 90095-1570

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  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 20 MAY 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 20 MAY 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 7 MAY 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 6 MAY 2009

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