Utilization of Complementary CID/ETD MS/MS Peptide Fragment Ion Pairs Using Low- Mass Accuracy Instrumentation
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INSTRUMENT(S): LTQ Orbitrap, instrument model
ORGANISM(S): Homo Sapiens (human)
SUBMITTER: 
Thomas Hansen
PROVIDER: PRD000444 | Pride | 2011-06-23
REPOSITORIES: Pride
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