A region-resolved proteomic map of the human brain enabled by high-throughput proteomics
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INSTRUMENT(S): timsTOF
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (ncbitaxon:9606)
SUBMITTER: 
Bernhard Kuster
PROVIDER: MSV000091835 | MassIVE | Tue May 02 06:06:00 BST 2023
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD041928
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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