ChemInform Abstract: Ligand Recognition Mechanism of Lipocalin-Type Prostaglandin D Synthase
β Scribed by Shigeru Shimamoto; Takuya Yoshida; Tadayasu Ohkubo
- Book ID
- 102076434
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2012
- Weight
- 18 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0931-7597
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