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Research Article

Cadmium and iron accumulation in rat lens after cigarette smoke exposure and the effect of vitamin E (a-tocopherol) treatment

Avni Murat Avunduk Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Trabzon, Turkey, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ankara, Turkey, Selcuk University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Konya, Turkey, Gulhane Academia of Military Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Serdar Yardimci Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Trabzon, Turkey, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ankara, Turkey, Selcuk University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Konya, Turkey, Gulhane Academia of Military Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Mustafa Cihat Avunduk Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Trabzon, Turkey, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ankara, Turkey, Selcuk University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Konya, Turkey, Gulhane Academia of Military Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
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Levent Kurnaz Karadeniz Technical University, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, Trabzon, Turkey, Ankara University, School of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Ankara, Turkey, Selcuk University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Konya, Turkey, Gulhane Academia of Military Medicine, Department of Biochemistry, Ankara, Turkey
Pages 403-407 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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