Comprehensive analysis of coding and non -coding transcriptome using ribo-depleted total RNA-seq and poly A selected RNA-seq of MCF-7 cells grown in hypoxia and normoxia
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Mole David
PROVIDER: S-ECPF-MTAB-1994 | biostudies-other |
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