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Research Article

Retinal dopamine in the recovery from experimental myopia

Klara Pendrak Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
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Thao Nguyen Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
,
Ton Lin Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
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Cheryl Capehart Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
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Xiaosong Zhu Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
&
Richard A. Stone Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, Scheie Eye Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Pages 152-157 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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