Median-Based Absolute Quantification of Proteins Using Fully Unlabeled Generic Internal Standard (FUGIS).
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SUBMITTER: Raghuraman BK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8749952 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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