Metabolic and transcriptional dynamics during the transition from carbon limitation to nitrogen limitation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae Schizosaccharomyces pombe
PROVIDER: GSE23012 | GEO | 2010/07/23
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA131511
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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