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Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.)

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The figure shows how metoprolol-binding triggers a unique beta-1 adrenergic receptor (red) conformational change, exposing phosphorylation targets (white), that might be responsible of its cardioprotective effect

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