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Review
. 2008 Nov;49(11):4697-701.
doi: 10.1167/iovs.08-2324. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

Authenticating cell lines in ophthalmic research laboratories

Robert Folberg  1 , Shrihari S Kadkol, Shahar Frenkel, Klara Valyi-Nagy, Martine J Jager, Jacob Pe'er, Andrew J Maniotis
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Authenticating cell lines in ophthalmic research laboratories

Robert Folberg et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Nov.
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