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Research Article

Effects of intermittent UVA exposure on cultured lens epithelial cells

Seymour Zigman 1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA and Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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Thurma McDaniel 1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA and Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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Joanne Schultz 1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA and Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
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John Reddan 1Boston University School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, USA and Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA
Pages 95-100 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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