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Original Article

Effects of timolol, terbutaline and forskolin on IOP, aqueous humour formation and ciliary cyclic AMP levels in the bovine eye

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Pages 519-528 | Received 29 Mar 1994, Accepted 06 Mar 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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