Transcriptomic characterization of C57BL/6 mouse embryonic stem cell differentiation and its modulation by developmental toxicants
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Xiugong Gao
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-60174 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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