Transcriptional and proteome profiling of human bronchial epithelial cell BEAS-2B exposed to e-cigarette aerosol condensate
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ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE315683 | GEO | 2026/04/01
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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