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Original Article

Suppression of experimental autoimmune uveoretinitis by prazosin, an α1-adrenergic receptor antagonist

J. M. Ruiz-Moreno Laboratoire d'Immunopathologie de l'Oeil, INSERM U 86, Paris, France
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M. Misiuk-Hojlo Laboratoire d'Immunopathologie de l'Oeil, INSERM U 86, Paris, France
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B. Thillaye Laboratoire d'Immunopathologie de l'Oeil, INSERM U 86, Paris, France
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Y. de Kozak Laboratoire d'Immunopathologie de l'Oeil, INSERM U 86, Paris, France
Pages 135-140 | Received 02 Jan 1992, Accepted 23 Mar 1992, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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