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Original Article

Survival of structure and function in postmortem rat and human retinas: rhodopsin regeneration, cGMP and the ERG

Jun C. Huang Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, Judd Street, London, UK
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Mary J. Voaden Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, Judd Street, London, UK
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John Marshall Institute of Ophthalmology, University of London, Judd Street, London, UK
Pages 151-162 | Received 28 Aug 1989, Accepted 18 Jan 1990, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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