Functional Associations by Response Overlap (FARO), a functional genomics approach matching gene expression phenotypes.

Henrik Bjørn Nielsen; John Mundy; Hanni Willenbrock

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0000676

Functional Associations by Response Overlap (FARO), a functional genomics approach matching gene expression phenotypes.

Henrik Bjørn Nielsen
, John Mundy
, Hanni Willenbrock

Biologisk Institut

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › peer review

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Udgivelsesdato: 2007-null

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	PLoS ONE
Vol/bind	2
Udgave nummer	7
Sider (fra-til)	e676
ISSN	1932-6203
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0000676
Status	Udgivet - 2007

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