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Mass spectrometry is an indispensable analytical tool in chemistry, biochemistry, pharmacy, medicine, and many related fields of science. No student, researcher or practitioner in these disciplines can really get by without a substantial knowledge of mass spectrometry.

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Gross, J.H. (2011). Introduction. In: Mass Spectrometry. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10711-5_1

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