Serial Expression Analysis: a web tool for the analysis of serial gene expression data.
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SUBMITTER: Nueda MJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2896172 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
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Serial Expression Analysis: a web tool for the analysis of serial gene expression data.
Nueda Maria José MJ Carbonell José J Medina Ignacio I Dopazo Joaquín J Conesa Ana A
Nucleic acids research 20100604 Web Server issue
Serial transcriptomics experiments investigate the dynamics of gene expression changes associated with a quantitative variable such as time or dosage. The statistical analysis of these data implies the study of global and gene-specific expression trends, the identification of significant serial changes, the comparison of expression profiles and the assessment of transcriptional changes in terms of cellular processes. We have created the SEA (Serial Expression Analysis) suite to provide a complet ...[more]
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