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Research Article

Effects of aldose reductase inhibitor CT-112 on the corneal epithelial barrier of galactose-fed rats

Norihiko Yokoi Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto and Research Laboratories of the Senju Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Kobe, Japan
,
Akiko Niiya
,
Aoi Komuro
,
Syuichi Yokogaki
,
Hiroaki Naka
,
Takashi Awata
,
Yoichi Honma
,
Jun Yamada
,
Mamoru Tei
&
Shigeru Kinoshita
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Pages 595-599 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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