Drug discovery and development: introduction to the general public and patient groups
Finding new drugs usually consists of five main stages: 1) a pre-discovery stage in which basic research is performed to try to understand the mechanisms leading to diseases and propose possible targets (e.g., proteins); 2) the drug discovery stage, during which scientists search for molecules (two...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-05-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Drug Discovery |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fddsv.2023.1201419/full |