A “one-step probe” enables the global and simultaneous mapping of N-glycosylation, core fucosylation and truncated O-glycosylation
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ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens
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Hu Zhou
PROVIDER: PXD052101 | iProX | Tue May 07 00:00:00 BST 2024
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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