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Editorial

Bringing Ion Channel Crystal Structures into Sharper Focus with Computer Modeling: Examples from Mechanosensitive Channels

Donald E ElmoreWellesley College, Department of Chemistry, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA02481, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 909-913 | Published online: 14 Jun 2010

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