Label-Free Single Cell Proteomics Utilizing Ultrafast LC and MS Instrumentation: A Valuable Complementary Technique to Multiplexing.
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Epithelial Cell
DISEASE(S): Cervix Carcinoma
SUBMITTER: 
Manuel Matzinger
LAB HEAD: Karl Mechtler
PROVIDER: PXD039208 | Pride | 2023-02-09
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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