Structural characterization of recombinant human fibroblast growth factor receptor 2b kinase domain upon interaction

Masoumeh Moghadasi1, Dariush Ilghari2, Majid Sirati-Sabet3

  • 1Department of Biotechnology, School of Para Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran.

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