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Sociomics: social science perspectives on proteomics. / McNally, Ruth M.; Glasner, G. Peter.
In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, Vol. 5, No. 10, 10.2006, p. S49.

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McNally, RM & Glasner, GP 2006, 'Sociomics: social science perspectives on proteomics', Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, vol. 5, no. 10, pp. S49. <http://www.mcponline.org/cgi/reprint/5/10_suppl/S39>

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McNally RM, Glasner GP. Sociomics: social science perspectives on proteomics. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 2006 Oct;5(10):S49.

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McNally, Ruth M. ; Glasner, G. Peter. / Sociomics: social science perspectives on proteomics. In: Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. 2006 ; Vol. 5, No. 10. pp. S49.

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