Skin healing and scale regeneration in fed and unfed sea bream, Sparus auratus
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ORGANISM(S): Sparus aurata
PROVIDER: GSE30717 | GEO | 2012/01/24
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA144379
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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