HDXMS of Target binding to human Argonaute-2
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INSTRUMENT(S): SYNAPT G2-Si
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Elizabeth Komives
PROVIDER: MSV000088648 | MassIVE | Wed Jan 05 20:33:00 GMT 2022
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD030759
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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