Shane Wright, Assistant Professor at the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, and colleagues have uncovered a new way ...

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Williams, W. R. (2025) Nucleotide Relative Molecular Similarity within Anti-Psychotic Drug Structures. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 13, 106-117. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2025.136010 .

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Advances in molecular genetics have identified genetic polymorphisms in the human ß-adrenergic receptor genes; some of this variation predicts changes in protein sequence/structure, and ...

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The addition of β-adrenergic receptor antagonists to a medical regimen for heart failure that includes angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors as background therapy has been associated ...

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GPCR drug development has led to important cardiovascular therapies, such as antagonists of β-adrenergic and angiotensin II receptors for heart failure and hypertension, and agonists of the ...