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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation Volume 12, 2004 - Issue 4
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Research Article

Induction of cytokines from polymorphonuclear leukocytes and epithelial cells by ocular isolates of Serratia marcescens

Emma Hume Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology the University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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Robert Sack School of Optometry State University of New York New York USA
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Fiona Stapleton Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology the University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
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Mark Willcox Cooperative Research Centre for Eye Research and Technology the University of New South Wales Sydney Australia
Pages 287-295 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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