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Estrogen Signalling in the Pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Kai KaarnirantaDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, ;Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, Correspondence[email protected]
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Anna MachalińskaDepartment of General Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland,
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Zoltán VerébStem Cells and Eye Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary,
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Antero SalminenDepartment of Neurology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, ;Department of Neurology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland,
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Goran PetrovskiStem Cells and Eye Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical and Health Science Center, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ;Apoptosis and Genomics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, and ;Department of Ophthalmology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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Anu KauppinenDepartment of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland, ;Department of Ophthalmology, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland,
Pages 226-233 | Received 22 Nov 2013, Accepted 11 May 2014, Published online: 09 Jun 2014

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