Cell adhesions link membrane scale protein dynamics to tissue scale force production during vertebrate head-to-tail axis extension
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Fusion Lumos, Orbitrap Fusion
ORGANISM(S): Xenopus Laevis (ncbitaxon:8355)
SUBMITTER: 
Edward Marcotte
PROVIDER: MSV000087312 | MassIVE | Tue Apr 27 11:02:00 BST 2021
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD025665
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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