Acute ethanol exposure time-course in Drosophila melanogaster
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ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
PROVIDER: GSE18208 | GEO | 2009/12/15
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA119573
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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