Top-down Proteomics of 10,000 Single Brain Cells
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive Plus
ORGANISM(S): Rattus Norvegicus (ncbitaxon:10116)
SUBMITTER: 
Neil L Kelleher
PROVIDER: MSV000092360 | MassIVE | Thu Jul 06 13:08:00 BST 2023
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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