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INSTRUMENT(S): QTOF
ORGANISM(S): Mouse Mus Musculus
TISSUE(S): Blood
SUBMITTER: 
Maureen Kachman
PROVIDER: ST000090 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 BST 2014
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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