Gene expression profiling reveals a novel regulatory role for Sox21 in mouse trophoblast stem cell differentiation.
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Mana Parast
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-67037 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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