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Original Article

The isolation by self forming gradients of Percoll of plasma membrane enriched fractions from bovine retinal pigment epithelium

Simone Ottonello Institute of Molecular Biology and Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Parma, Parma, 43100, Italy
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Giovanni Maraini Institute of Molecular Biology and Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Parma, Parma, 43100, Italy
Pages 1085-1096 | Received 07 Mar 1984, Accepted 17 Jul 1984, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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