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Original Article

Elemental studies in rat lens during galactose cataract reversal

N. J. Unakar Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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W. F. Bobrowski Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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J. Y. Tsui Department of Biological Sciences, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA
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M. Bagchi Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
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C. V. Harding Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201, USA
Pages 675-683 | Received 02 Apr 1993, Accepted 16 Jun 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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