Whole cortex and brain endothelial cell-specific RNA-seq of mice subjected to peripherally-induced inflammation
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INSTRUMENT(S): NextSeq 500
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Owen Dando
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-14490 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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