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Original Article

Protective Effect of Recombinant Hirudin Variant III against Galactose-Mediated Rat Lens Epithelial Cell Damage

Yu OuSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gaoyong LiaoSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Zhijun YuanSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Wutong WuSchool of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
Pages 187-194 | Received 06 Jun 2011, Accepted 17 Nov 2011, Published online: 15 Feb 2012

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