Molecular Pharmacology From DNA to Drug Discovery

Molecular Pharmacology From DNA to Drug Discovery

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Molecular pharmacology : from DNA to drug discovery / John Dickenson . . . [et al.].
p. ; cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-470-68444-3 (cloth) – ISBN 978-0-470-68443-6 (pbk.)
I. Dickenson, John.
[DNLM: 1. Molecular Targeted Therapy. 2. Pharmacogenetics–methods.
3. Drug Delivery Systems. 4. Drug Discovery. QV 38.5]
615.19–dc23
2012034772
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