Anasuya Dighe1,2, Jamie Maziarz1,2, Arig Ibrahim-Hashim3

  • 1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.

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|January 4, 2024
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概括

皮肤纤维细胞 (SFs) 和子宫内膜纤维细胞 (ESFs) 的基因表达进化在物种之间高度相关. 这表明,共同的进化压力会影响不同细胞类型的基因表达,影响癌症和胎盘发育.

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