Mechanical force induces rapid phosphorylation-dependent signaling in Xenopus embryos
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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Q Exactive
ORGANISM(S): Xenopus Laevis (ncbitaxon:8355)
SUBMITTER: 
Ileana M. Cristea
PROVIDER: MSV000084444 | MassIVE | Wed Oct 09 16:06:00 BST 2019
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD010676
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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