Lgr4 in ocular development and glaucoma

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Siwko, Stefan ^a   Lai, Li ^a,b   Weng, Jinsheng ^b,c   Liu, Mingyao ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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EID: 84879345191     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/987494     Document Type: Review

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