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Potential Therapeutic Effect of Antioxidants in Experimental Diabetic Retina: A Comparison between Chronic Taurine and Vitamin E Plus Selenium Supplementations

Mauro A.S. Di Leo Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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Giovanni Ghirlanda Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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Nicolò Gentiloni Silveri Department of Emergency Medicine, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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Bruno Giardina Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
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Flavia Franconi Department of Pharmacology and Center for Biotechnology Development and Biodiversity Research, University of Sassari, Via Muroni, 23 a, 07100 Sassari, Italy
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Stefano A. Santini Institute of Biochemistry and Clinical Biochemistry, Catholic University, Roma, Italy
Pages 323-330 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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