Venom proteome of the parasitoid wasp Theocolax elegans
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ORGANISM(S): Theocolax Elegans
TISSUE(S): Venom Sac
SUBMITTER: 
Shan Xiao
LAB HEAD: Gongyin Ye
PROVIDER: PXD037774 | Pride | 2023-03-18
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Dataset's files
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| P20190901561_zjk_23212_20191021.fasta | Fasta | |||
| peptides.xlsx | Xlsx | |||
| proteinGroups.xlsx | Xlsx |
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