Tbrucei_H1_RNAi
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INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2000
ORGANISM(S): Trypanosoma brucei brucei
SUBMITTER: Helena Manso
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-1715 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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2008-06-26 | E-MEXP-1528 | biostudies-arrayexpress
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