Transcriptomic-Metabolomic Profiling in Mouse Lung Tissues Reveals Sex- and Strain-Based Differences
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ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus
TISSUE(S): Lung
PROVIDER: ST002264 | MetabolomicsWorkbench |
REPOSITORIES: MetabolomicsWorkbench
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