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Year : 2012 | Volume
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Protein data bank
S Parasuraman
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgradute Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India
Date of Web Publication | 24-Nov-2012 |
Correspondence Address: S Parasuraman Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgradute Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.103704
How to cite this article: Parasuraman S. Protein data bank. J Pharmacol Pharmacother 2012;3:351-2 |

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1. | Berman HM. The Protein Data Bank: A historical perspective. Acta Crystallogr A 2008;64:88-95.  [PUBMED] |
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