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Research Article

Ultrastructural Features of Retinal Capillary Basement Membrane Thickening in Diabetic Swine

Song Eun LeeDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD,
Wanchao MaDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MA,
Eileen M. RattiganDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD,
Alexey AleshinDepartment of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD, PhD,
Liqun ChenDepartment of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, PhD,
Lynne L. JohnsonDepartment of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD,
Vivette D. D'AgatiDepartment of Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD,
Ann Marie SchmidtDepartment of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
, MD &
Gaetano R. BarileDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD show all
Pages 35-41 | Received 25 Aug 2009, Accepted 03 Sep 2009, Published online: 13 Jan 2010

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