GEMMA - A Grid environment for microarray management and analysis in bone marrow stem cells experiments

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 382-390

  Beltrame, Francesco ^a   Papadimitropoulos, Adam ^a   Porro, Ivan ^a   Scaglione, Silvia ^a   Schenone, Andrea ^a   Torterolo, Livia ^a   Viti, Federica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Grid; Mesenchymal stem cells; Microarray

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; BONE; CELLS; DATA REDUCTION; DRUG DOSAGE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BIOINFORMATICS; GRIDS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS; MICROARRAYS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 33750813298     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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