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Original Article

The effects of 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C on the corneal endothelium

Rudy M.M.A. Nuyts Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Elisabeth Pels Department of Morphology, Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Eric L. Greveya Department of Ophthalmology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 565-570 | Received 12 Feb 1992, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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