Spatiotemporal Expression of Three Secretoglobin Proteins, SCGB1A1, SCGB3A1, and SCGB3A2, in Mouse Airway Epithelia.
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SUBMITTER: Naizhen X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6542149 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
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