Cell Models to Study Regulation of Cell Transformation in Pathologies of Retinal Pigment Epithelium

Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Kuznetsova, Alla V ^a   Kurinov, Alexander M ^a   Aleksandrova, Maria A ^a  

^a KOL TSOV INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 84927650419     PISSN: 2090004X     EISSN: 20900058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/801787     Document Type: Review

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