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Research Paper

The palliative effects of folic acid on retinal microvessels in diabetic retinopathy via regulating the metabolism of DNA methylation and hydroxymethylation

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Pages 10766-10774 | Received 25 Aug 2021, Accepted 03 Nov 2021, Published online: 07 Dec 2021

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