Protein corona formed on lipid nanoparticles compromises delivery efficiency of mRNA cargo
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INSTRUMENT(S): SYNAPT G2-Si, ACQUITY UPLC
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Markita Landry
PROVIDER: MSV000098245 | MassIVE | Tue Jun 17 16:29:00 BST 2025
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD065128
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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