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Aqueous and serum β2-microglobulin levels in patients with senile cataracts, and cataracts associated with uveitis or atopy

Annabelle A. Okada Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160, Japan
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Norio Usui Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160, Japan
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Jun-Ichi Sakai Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160, Japan
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Masahiko Usui Department of Ophthalmology, Tokyo Medical College Hospital, 6-7-1 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160, Japan
Pages 5-14 | Accepted 26 Sep 1994, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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