Culture, Immortalization, and Characterization of Human Meibomian Gland Epithelial Cells
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Culture, immortalization, and characterization of human meibomian gland epithelial cells.
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عنوان ژورنال: Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1552-5783
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.09-5108