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Original Article

Local efficacy of cyclosporine in corneal transplant therapy

C. Oh Departments of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4View further author information
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A. J. G. Apel Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4
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B. A. Saville Departments of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4
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Y.-L. Cheng Departments of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4
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D. S. Rootman Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A4
Pages 337-343 | Received 15 Sep 1993, Accepted 18 Feb 1994, Published online: 05 Aug 2009

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