A complex pattern of gene expression in tissue affected by viperid snake envenoming: the emerging role of autophagy-related genes
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE248215 | GEO | 2024/03/21
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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