Impaired Natural Killer Cell Self-Education and 'Missing-Self' Responses in Ly49-Deficient Mice
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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
PROVIDER: GSE38372 | GEO | 2012/07/01
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA167752
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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