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Research Article

Development and evaluation of a novel in situ gel of sparfloxacin for sustained ocular drug delivery: in vitro and ex vivo characterization

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Pages 662-669 | Received 08 May 2013, Accepted 23 Mar 2014, Published online: 23 Apr 2014

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