Identification of new ovulation-related genes in humans by comparing the transcriptome of granulosa cells before and after ovulation triggering in the same controlled ovarian stimulation cycle
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Marie Louise Wissing
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-2203 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
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