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Nature Medicine 7, 493 - 496 (2001)
doi:10.1038/86573

Imaging mass spectrometry: A new technology for the analysis of protein expression in mammalian tissues

Markus Stoeckli1, Pierre Chaurand1, Dennis E. Hallahan1 & Richard M. Caprioli1

  1. Mass Spectrometry Research Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Correspondence to: Richard M. Caprioli1 e-mail: r.caprioli@vanderbilt.edu

The molecular specificity and sensitivity of mass spectrometry (MS) has been employed in a new technology for direct mapping and imaging of biomolecules present in tissue sections. This technology has been developed using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization MS (MALDI MS)1 and has been initially targeted for the analysis of peptides and proteins present on or near the surface of tissue sections2.

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