Structural basis for GABAA receptor potentiation by neurosteroids
10.1038/nsmb.3484
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Miller, P. S., Scott, S., Masiulis, S., De Colibus, L., Pardon, E., Steyaert, J., & Aricescu, A. R. (2017). Structural basis for GABAA receptor potentiation by neurosteroids. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 24(11), 986–992.

Authors 7
  1. Paul S Miller (first)
  2. Suzanne Scott (additional)
  3. Simonas Masiulis (additional)
  4. Luigi De Colibus (additional)
  5. Els Pardon (additional)
  6. Jan Steyaert (additional)
  7. A Radu Aricescu (additional)
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