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The glomerular mRNA expression data from podocyte specific GC-A and p38MAPK double knockout mice

ABSTRACT: To study the role of GC-A and p38MAPK in podocytes, we used microarray analysis and compared gene expression profiles of the glomerulus of GC-A fl/fl p38 fl/fl Nephrin-Cre(Cre/+) mice and GC-A fl/fl p38 fl/fl Nephrin-Cre (+/+) mice. GC-A: guanylyl cyclase-A

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

PROVIDER: GSE182344 | GEO | 2023/06/27

REPOSITORIES: GEO

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