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An atlas of targeted mass spectrometry coordinates provides a starting point for measuring the unmodified human proteome.

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Figure 1: Workflow for development and implementation of targeted MS assays.

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    Amanda G Paulovich & Jeffrey R Whiteaker

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Paulovich, A., Whiteaker, J. Quantifying the human proteome. Nat Biotechnol 34, 1033–1034 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3695

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