Contribution of the Conserved Amino Acids of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor in d-[Nle4,Phe7]-α-Melanocyte-stimulating Hormone Binding and Signaling
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- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Biological Chemistry
- Vol. 282 (30) , 21712-21719
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m702285200
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