The connexin43-dependent transcriptome during brain development: importance of genetic background
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Dumitru Iacobas
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-37239 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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