Molecular mechanisms in lung tissue of yak provide insights into high-altitude adaptation by transcriptome-wide analysis
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ORGANISM(S): Bos taurus Bos grunniens
PROVIDER: GSE153963 | GEO | 2020/07/08
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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