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Review
. 2013 Aug 15;54(8):5543.
doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-12798.

Rethinking A2E

R Theodore Smith  1 , Paul S Bernstein, Christine A Curcio
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Review

Rethinking A2E

R Theodore Smith et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. .

Erratum in

  • Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2014 Feb;55(2):718
No abstract available

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Comment in

  • Understanding RPE lipofuscin.
    Sparrow JR, Dowling JE, Bok D. Sparrow JR, et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Dec 19;54(13):8325-6. doi: 10.1167/iovs.13-13214. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013. PMID: 24356235 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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