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Original Article

Increased immunoreactivity of collagen types I, III and V, fibronectin and TGF-β in retinal vessels of rats with experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis

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Pages 1059-1063 | Received 14 Feb 1991, Accepted 05 Sep 1991, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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