Lipocalin-2+ Mast Cells in Lymph Nodes Promote Tumor Progression via a Mitochondrial-derived Peptide
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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus
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Jiang Li
PROVIDER: PXD059036 | iProX | Thu Dec 19 00:00:00 GMT 2024
REPOSITORIES: iProX
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