A robust single primate neuroepithelial cell clonal expansion system for neural tube development and disease studies
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ORGANISM(S): Macaca mulatta
SUBMITTER: Tianqing Li
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-73892 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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