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Gene expression profile at single cell level of cells in distal pulmonary arteries from healthy and hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertensive calves

ABSTRACT: Distal pulmonary arteries contain multipe cell types and each cell type contains multiple functional state. We used single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to analyze the diversity of cell types in control animals and the changes of cell types and gene expression between cells from healthy and PH vessels.

ORGANISM(S): Bos taurus

PROVIDER: GSE234156 | GEO | 2023/07/10

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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