Cell-to-cell gene expression variability followed by reinforcement progressively segregates lineages in the early mouse embryo
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Andrzej Oles
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1681 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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