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Original Article

Age-related changes in the molecular properties of vitreous collagen

Jun Akiba Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan
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Norio Ueno Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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Bireswar Chakrabarti Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Pages 951-954 | Received 31 Mar 1993, Accepted 01 Oct 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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