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Age-Dependent Changes in the Severity of Capillary Degeneration in Rat Retina Following N-Methyl-D-Aspartate-Induced Neurotoxicity

Yasuyuki AsamiDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Tsutomu NakaharaDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and Correspondence[email protected]
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Daiki AsanoDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Yuki KurauchiProgram for Leading Graduate Schools “HIGO (Health Life Science: Interdisciplinary and Glocal Oriented) Program”, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Asami MoriDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Kenji SakamotoDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Kunio IshiiDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan, and
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Pages 549-553 | Received 27 Nov 2013, Accepted 06 Jun 2014, Published online: 30 Jun 2014

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