Expression data from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) as a function of cell adhesion and VEGF exposure
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE19098 | GEO | 2010/12/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA120523
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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