Integrative single-cell analysis

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 257-272

  Stuart, Tim ^a   Satija, Rahul ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK GENOME CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOMETRY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MATURATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 85060917516     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: 14710064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41576-019-0093-7     Document Type: Review

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