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A primary culture model of rabbit conjunctival epithelial cells exhibiting tight barrier properties

Pratik Saha Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Kwang-Jin Kim Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Departments of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Departments of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Departments of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; Departments of Will Rogers, Institute Pulmonary Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Vincent H. L. Lee Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Pages 1163-1169 | Received 07 Nov 1995, Accepted 26 Jul 1996, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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