Generation of human iPS cell-derived mesenchymal cells capable of forming alveolar organoids [bulkRNA-Seq]
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE188822 | GEO | 2022/09/16
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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