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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): timsTOF Pro
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
TISSUE(S): Cell Culture, Early Embryonic Cell, Fibroblast, Hela Cell
DISEASE(S): Cell Type Cancer,Colon Cancer
SUBMITTER: 
Dominique Levesque
LAB HEAD: Francois-Michel Boisvert
PROVIDER: PXD040784 | Pride | 2023-10-11
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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