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Research Article

Extracellular matrixes influence a-smooth muscle actin expression in cultured porcine lens epithelial cells

Daijiro Kurosaka Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Katsuhiko Kato Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeshi Oshima Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Hiroyo Kurosaka Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Mami Yoshino Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Masaro Ogata Department of Ophthalmology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 260-263 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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