Profiling of gene expression in lung tissue in C57Bl/6 and DBA/2 mouse strains following exposure to carbon nanotubes
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE86339 | GEO | 2017/08/18
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA341473
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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