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We thank S. Schroeter, E. Sierra-Rivera, B. DaGue and Darell Bigner for help with this study. This work was supported by NIH grants GM 58008 (to R.M.C.), CA 58506 (to D.H.) and C.A. 70937 (to D.H.).
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Stoeckli, M., Chaurand, P., Hallahan, D. et al. Imaging mass spectrometry: A new technology for the analysis of protein expression in mammalian tissues. Nat Med 7, 493–496 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/86573
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