Paternally induced transgenerational inheritance of susceptibility to diabetes in mammals (MeDIP-Seq)
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE43238 | GEO | 2013/01/02
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA185140
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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