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Original Article

The movement of sodium across short-circuited rabbit corneal endothelium

Chris Wigham Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF1 3EU, UK
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Stuart Hodson Laboratory of Experimental Optometry, University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF1 3EU, UK
Pages 1241-1246 | Received 08 Apr 1985, Accepted 08 Oct 1985, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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