Correction: Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) as a model for studying inhibition of protein-protein interactions.
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SUBMITTER: Burslem GM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6156820 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul
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Correction: Hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) as a model for studying inhibition of protein-protein interactions.
Burslem George M GM Kyle Hannah F HF Nelson Adam A Edwards Thomas A TA Wilson Andrew J AJ
Chemical science 20170606 7
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/C7SC00388A.]. ...[more]
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