Digit patterning is controlled by a Bmp-Sox9-Wnt Turing network modulated by morphogen gradients
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE58158 | GEO | 2014/06/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA251405
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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