Preclinical validation of a novel metastasis-inhibiting Tie1 function-blocking antibody
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SUBMITTER: Dr. Mahak Singhal
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMM-2019-11164 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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