Serum-based culture conditions provoke gene expression variability in mouse embryonic stem cells as revealed by single cell analysis
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE75804 | GEO | 2015/12/09
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA305407
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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