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Age-dependent changes in the heat-stable crystallin, βBp, of the human lens

Margaret McFall-Ngai Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Joseph Horwitz Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Lin-Lin Ding Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
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Laura Lacey Jules Stein Eye Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90024, USA
Pages 387-394 | Received 18 Feb 1986, Accepted 15 Apr 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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