Transcription profiling of mouse blastocytes produced by different combinations of in vivo/in vitro fertilization and culture to examine the effect of in-vitro fertilization on gene expression and development
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Gnanaratnam Giritharan
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-1030 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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