Proteomic Analysis of EPPIN Interacting Proteins in Human Spermatozoa Identified by Co Immunoprecipitation Followed by Mass Spectrometry
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Erick Jose Ramo da Silva Beatriz Rezende Santos Noemia Aparecida Partelli Mariani Lucilene Delazari dos Santos
PROVIDER: MSV000100816 | MassIVE | Thu Feb 12 03:16:00 GMT 2026
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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