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Summary recommendations for standardization and reporting of metabolic analyses

The Standard Metabolic Reporting Structures (SMRS) working group outlines its vision for an open,community-driven specification for the standardization and reporting of metabolic studies.

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The Standard Metabolic Reporting Structures working group. Summary recommendations for standardization and reporting of metabolic analyses. Nat Biotechnol 23, 833–838 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0705-833

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