A transcriptional switch controls sex determination in Plasmodium falciparum - TurboID
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive HF
ORGANISM(S): Plasmodium Falciparum
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Functional Proteomics Platform FPP
LAB HEAD: Arthur Talman
PROVIDER: PXD035553 | Pride | 2022-10-04
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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