Analysis the concentration of betaine, choline, TMA, TMAO and amino acids in plasma in Megalobrama amblycephala.
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ORGANISM(S): Megalobrama Amblycephala Fish
TISSUE(S): Blood
SUBMITTER: 
Jia Xu
PROVIDER: ST000982 | MetabolomicsWorkbench | Mon Jun 25 00:00:00 BST 2018
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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