Combining MALDI mass spectrometry imaging and droplet-base surface sampling analysis for tissue distribution, metabolite profiling, and relative quantification of cyclic peptide melanotan II.

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“We envision MALDI-MSI and droplet-based LMJ-SSP-LC-HRMS, which can be used in combination or as standalone techniques, to become valuable tools for assessing the in vivo…”

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Publication indexing: Journal Article
Indexed subjects: Animals · Male · Metabolome · Mice · Peptides, Cyclic · Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization · Tissue Distribution · alpha-MSH
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