A Cellular Resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Landscape of the Medial Structures in Postnatal Mouse Brain.
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SUBMITTER: Cheng M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9152126 | biostudies-literature | 2022
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A Cellular Resolution Spatial Transcriptomic Landscape of the Medial Structures in Postnatal Mouse Brain.
Cheng Mengnan M Wu Liang L Han Lei L Huang Xin X Lai Yiwei Y Xu Jiangshan J Wang Shuai S Li Mei M Zheng Huiwen H Feng Weimin W Huang Zirui Z Jiang Yujia Y Hao Shijie S Li Zhao Z Chen Xi X Peng Jian J Guo Pengcheng P Zhang Xiao X Lai Guangyao G Deng Qiuting Q Yuan Yue Y Yang Fangming F Wei Xiaoyu X Liao Sha S Chen Ao A Volpe Giacomo G Esteban Miguel A MA Hou Yong Y Liu Chuanyu C Liu Longqi L
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 20220517
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