In vivo and in vitro investigations of heterozygous nebulin knock-out mice reveal similarities with mild human form of nemaline myopathy
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Carsten Sticht
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-36745 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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