Mechanism of lacritin-dependent production of the important dry eye mucin 'MUC16'
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Steven Head
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-31930 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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