Retinoid-Binding Proteins: Similar Protein Architectures Bind Similar Ligands via Completely Different Ways
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Retinoid-Binding Proteins: Similar Protein Architectures Bind Similar Ligands via Completely Different Ways
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عنوان ژورنال: PLoS ONE
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036772