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Original Article

Vitamin E in macular and peripheral tissues of the human eye

Tim Friedrichson Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, USA
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Harrison LeVan Kalbach Department of Cell Biology, Max-Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Robert Rössle Strasse 10, 13122, Berlin, Buch, Germany; Biochemistry Department, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824
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Paul Buck Montana Eye Bank, 554 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-1067, USA
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Frederik J. G. M. van Kuijk Montana Eye Bank, 554 West Broadway, Missoula, MT, 59802; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 77555-1067, USA
Pages 693-701 | Received 03 Jan 1995, Accepted 20 Mar 1995, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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