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Original Article

Effect of Tetramethylpyrazine on Rat Experimental Choroidal Neovascularization In Vivo and Endothelial Cell Cultures In Vitro

Yanhong Zou Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute of Ocular Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, USA
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Wei Jiang Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute of Ocular Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, USA
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George C. Y. Chiou Department of Neuroscience and Experimental Therapeutics, Institute of Ocular Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas, USA
Pages 71-75 | Received 29 May 2006, Accepted 23 Oct 2006, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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