Differential expression in DEN/CCl4-induced HCC upon the genetic absence of Autotaxin (ATX) in hepatocytes
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Vassilis Aidinis
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4648 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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