Feedback amplification of fibrosis through matrix stiffening and COX-2 suppression
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE22011 | GEO | 2010/07/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA127477
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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