Heart-on-a-chip model of SARS-CoV-2 infection and treatment with induced pluripotent stem cell derived extracellular vesicles
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE185602 | GEO | 2022/04/09
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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