CF-MS experiment in honey bee midgut
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): timsTOF Pro
ORGANISM(S): Apis Mellifera (honeybee)
TISSUE(S): Gut
SUBMITTER: 
Mopelola Akinlaja
LAB HEAD: Leonard Foster
PROVIDER: PXD042820 | Pride | 2023-12-11
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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