Physiological and metabolic response of crab megalopae and juveniles to ocean acidification (part-I)
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INSTRUMENT(S): GC-TOF
ORGANISM(S): Crab Metacarcinus Magister
TISSUE(S): Muscle
SUBMITTER: 
Krista Nichols
PROVIDER: ST001088 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 BST 2018
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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