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Original Articles

OXIDATIVE DEFENSE ENZYME ACTIVITY AND mRNA LEVELS IN LENSES OF DIABETIC RATS

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Pages 541-555 | Received 07 Oct 1996, Accepted 10 Dec 1996, Published online: 25 Sep 2007

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