Eye imaginal disc expressing transgenic human proinsulin in Drosophila eye under regulation of GMR-GAL4
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Soo-Young Park
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-43128 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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