Defining the Roles and Regulation of the GATA-factor ELT-2 in the C. elegans Endoderm
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ORGANISM(S): Caenorhabditis elegans
PROVIDER: GSE71720 | GEO | 2016/03/30
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA291916
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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