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Original Article

Increased levels of leukotriene C4 in retinal pigment epithelium are correlated with early events in photoreceptor shedding in Xenopus laevis

Dale L. Birkle Department of Pharmacology, West Virginia University Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA
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Magda Rossowska LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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Joseph Woodland LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA
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Nicolas G. Bazan Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA; Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital, New Orleans, LA, USA
Pages 557-561 | Received 08 Sep 1988, Accepted 21 Apr 1989, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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