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Original Article

Induction of Lens Fibre Differentiation by Acidic and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (FGF)

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Pages 125-134 | Received 07 Aug 1988, Accepted 29 Aug 1988, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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