In vivo digestion of rabbit hemoglobin by Rhodnius prolixus midgut-associated peptidases
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Bruker Daltonics timsTOF series
ORGANISM(S): Oryctolagus Cuniculus (rabbit) Rhodnius Prolixus (triatomid Bug)
TISSUE(S): Blood
DISEASE(S): Chagas Disease
SUBMITTER: 
Radouane OUALI
LAB HEAD: radouane OUALI
PROVIDER: PXD044590 | Pride | 2024-04-28
REPOSITORIES: Pride
Dataset's files
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| SubsetDatabase.fasta | Fasta | |||
| ULB-RO-1E.MGF | Mgf | |||
| ULB-RO-1E.mzid.gz.MGF | Mzid | |||
| ULB-RO-230327-1E_Slot1-15_1_7661.d.zip | Other | |||
| ULB-RO-230327-1E_Slot1-15_1_7661_6.0.434F071539.mzid | Mzid |
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