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Transcriptional Control of Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

Matthew G GuentherWhitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, 9 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA02142, USA. Tel.: +1 617 258 7822 Fax: +1 617 258 [email protected]
Pages 323-343 | Published online: 30 Jun 2011

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