A Preclinical Model for ERα-Positive Breast Cancer Points to the Epithelial Microenvironment as Determinant of Luminal Phenotype and Hormone Response
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: George Sflomos
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-78753 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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