Cold Atmospheric Plasma Attenuates Breast Cancer Cell Growth Through Regulation of Cell Microenvironment Effectors
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SUBMITTER: Aggelopoulos C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801750 | biostudies-literature |
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2020-01-24 | GSE131479 | GEO
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2020-01-24 | GSE131478 | GEO
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2017-07-12 | GSE95208 | GEO
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