Finding Inward Rectifier Channel Inhibitors: Why and How?
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Discovery, characterization, and structure–activity relationships of an inhibitor of inward rectifier potassium (Kir) channels with preference for Kir2.3, Kir3.X, and Kir7.1 by Raphemot, R., Lonergan, D. F., Nguyen, T. T., Utley, T., Lewis, L. M., Kadakia, R., Weaver, C. D., Gogliotti, R., Hopkins, C., Lindsley, C. W., and Denton, J. S. (2011). Front. Pharmacol. 2:75. doi: 10.3389/ fphar.2011.00075
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دوره 2 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2011