Transcription profiling of human HUVECs treated with the angiogenic factors VEGF-A and PlGF in low or high serum media
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Cristin Print
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-837 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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