Exosomes secreted by a nematode parasite transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and regulate genes of the innate immune system
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ORGANISM(S): Litomosoides sigmodontis
SUBMITTER: Alasdair Ivens
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-60022 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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