Fasting wildtype, tfeb -/- knockout, and lmna -/- knockout metabolite profiling of adult zebrafish
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ORGANISM(S): Danio Rerio
TISSUE(S): Heart, Brain, Liver, Muscle, Kidney
DISEASE(S): Heart Disease
PROVIDER: ST000584 | MetabolomicsWorkbench |
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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