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The Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761) provides a neuroprotective effect on retinal ganglion cells in a rat model of chronic glaucoma

Kazuyuki Hirooka Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
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Masaaki Tokuda Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
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Osamu Miyamoto Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
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Toshifumi Itano Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
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Tetsuya Baba Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
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Fumio Shiraga Departments of Ophthalmology, Physiology and Biology, Kagawa University School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa, Japan
Pages 153-157 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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