Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling coordinates adipose plasticity and energy balance by uncoupling leptin expression from fat mass
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE203417 | GEO | 2024/03/02
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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