Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: How it all began

Journal of Biomolecular Techniques

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 101-118

  Fenn, John B ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrospray; Ionization; Mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141662946     PISSN: 15240215     EISSN: 19434731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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