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Original Article

Cytochrome oxidase activity in bovine and human retinal pigment epithelium: topographical and age-related differences

Janice M. Burke Department of Ophthalmology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
Pages 1073-1079 | Received 22 Apr 1993, Accepted 01 Nov 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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