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Research Article

Expression and characterization of lens membrane intrinsic protein, MIP, in a baculovirus expression system

S. Swamy-Mruthinti Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, USA
Pages 88-94 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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