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Original Article

Contribution of Na+-glucose cotransport to the short-circuit current in the pigmented rabbit conjunctiva

Ken-Ichi Hosoya Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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Udaya Bhaskar Kompella Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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Kwang-Jin Kim Will Rogers Institute Pulmonary Research Center, Departments of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics, and Biomedical Engineering, Schools of Pharmacy, Medicine and Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
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Vincent H.L. Lee Departments of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ophthalmology, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA
Pages 447-451 | Received 02 Nov 1995, Accepted 03 Jan 1996, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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