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Minireview: Constitutively Active G Protein-Coupled Receptors: Potential Mechanisms of Receptor Activation

Alexander Scheer Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie Université de Lausanne, 1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Susanna Cotecchia Institut de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie Université de Lausanne, 1005, Lausanne, Switzerland
Pages 57-73 | Published online: 26 Jun 2009

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