29 million years of diverse mammalian proteomes recovered from the East African Rift System 2
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INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap Elite
ORGANISM(S): Palaeoloxodon Recki
SUBMITTER: 
Timothy Cleland
PROVIDER: MSV000093266 | MassIVE | Thu Nov 02 12:26:00 GMT 2023
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD046617
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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