Nerve growth factor (NGF) and lenses: effects of NGF in an in vitro rat model of cataract
β Scribed by Emiliano Ghinelli; Luigi Aloe; Magdalena Cortes; Alessandra Micera; Alessandro Lambiase; Stefano Bonini
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 315 KB
- Volume
- 241
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0065-6100
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