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Original Article

Differences in the acyl composition of the platelet-activating factor (PAF) precursor and other choline phosphoglycerides of the rabbit retinal rod outer segments and neural retina

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Pages 45-50 | Received 01 Oct 1993, Accepted 15 Nov 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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