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Comparative study of actin filament patterns in lens epithelial cells. Are these determined by the mechanisms of lens accommodation?

Nancy S. Rafferty Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
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Diane L. Scholz Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA
Pages 569-579 | Received 17 Oct 1988, Accepted 21 Apr 1989, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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