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Original Article

Distribution of ascorbate in the retina, subretinal fluid and pigment epithelium

Yin-Lok Lai Department of Ophthalmology, Bethesda Eye Institute, St. Louis University, School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, 63110, USA
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Donald Fong Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78284
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Kwok-Wai Lam Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78284
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Hei-Mai Wang Department of Ophthalmology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78284
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Andrew T. C. Tsin Division of Life Sciences, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, 78285, USA
Pages 933-938 | Received 29 Jul 1986, Accepted 21 Oct 1986, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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