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Original Article

Can UK-14, 304-18 lower IOP in rabbits by a peripheral mechanism?

James Burke Discovery Research, Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA, USA
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Craig Crosson The Center for Biotechnology/Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Biotechnology Incorporated, The Woodlands, TX, 77381, USA
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David Potter The Center for Biotechnology/Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Biotechnology Incorporated, The Woodlands, TX, 77381, USA
Pages 547-552 | Received 29 Aug 1988, Accepted 17 Apr 1989, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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