Histone Variant H2A.Z Defines Cell Identity in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells as Revealed by Single-Cell Transcriptomics
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE112417 | GEO | 2018/06/08
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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