Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Reveals Food Intake-Induced Neuropeptide Level Changes in Rat Brain and Functional Assessment of Selected Neuropeptides as Feeding Regulators
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INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Rattus Norvegicus (ncbitaxon:10116)
SUBMITTER: Lingjun Li
PROVIDER: MSV000080106 | MassIVE | Tue Aug 30 15:20:00 BST 2016
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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