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Original Article

Prevention of oxidative damage to rat lens by pyruvate in vitro: Possible attenuation in vivo

S. D. Varma University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10 S. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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S. Ramachandran University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10 S. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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P. S. Devamanoharan University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10 S. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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S. M. Morris University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10 S. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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A. H. Ali University of Maryland at Baltimore, School of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology, 10 S. Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
Pages 643-649 | Received 03 Oct 1994, Accepted 21 Mar 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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