Discovery of VLA-4 (α4β1-integrin) allosteric antagonists
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ANTAGONISTS* Alexandre Chigaev, Yang Wu, D. Bart Williams, Yelena Smagley, and Larry A. Sklar From the Department of Pathology and Cancer Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131 Running head: VLA-4 allosteric antagonists Address correspondence to: Alexandre Chigaev, PhD, or Larry A. Sklar, PhD, MSC08 4630, 915 Camino de Salud, Albuquerque, NM 87131. Fax: 505-272-6995; E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
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تاریخ انتشار 2010