Simultaneous transcriptional and epigenomic profiling from specific cell types within heterogeneous tissues in vivo
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE92590 | GEO | 2017/01/24
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA358099
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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