The venom proteome of the Pacific sea nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens
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INSTRUMENT(S): TripleTOF 5600
ORGANISM(S): Chrysaora Fuscescens
SUBMITTER: Jason Mulvenna
PROVIDER: MSV000079527 | MassIVE | Tue Feb 23 17:17:00 GMT 2016
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD003680
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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