Unraveling the epitranscriptome of small non-coding RNAs in vascular cells.
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SUBMITTER: Caporali A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9678679 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec
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Unraveling the epitranscriptome of small non-coding RNAs in vascular cells.
Caporali Andrea A Emanueli Costanza C
Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids 20221117
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