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Original Article

Superoxide dismutase activity and growth of retinal pigment epithelial cells are suppressed by 20% oxygen in vitro

Kiyoshi Akeo Macular Disease Research Center, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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Susan A. Curran Macular Disease Research Center, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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C. Kathleen Dorey Macular Disease Research Center, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, MA, 02114, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
Pages 961-967 | Received 23 Nov 1987, Accepted 16 Sep 1988, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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