Characterization of liver immune cell subsets of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) mouse models using single-cell RNA sequencing
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE186333 | GEO | 2021/10/25
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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