Gbx2 is essential for maintaining thalamic neuron identity and repressing habenular characters in the developing thalamus
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE71690 | GEO | 2015/12/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA291823
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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