Discovery of PDE7B as a novel effector of GBM growth by computational deconvolution of an in vitro physical coculture system
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Michael Brooks
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-51253 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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