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Imaging of Biological Tissues by Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
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Desorption Electrospray Ionization (DESI) Analysis of Intact Proteins/Oligopeptides

Zoltan Takats, Justin M Wiseman, Demian R Ifa

    CSH Protocols
    |March 2, 2011
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