Comparison of tenascin-C proficient versus tenascin-C deficient Mouse Embryonic Fibroblasts (MEFs)
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: florence Brellier
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-23547 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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