Nature versus nurture: Genetic background and media composition shape endothelial cell transcriptomes in vitro
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Flóra Dr. Demeter
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-15672 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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