Role of MacroH2A core histone variants in liver
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: John Pehrson
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-57089 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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