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Pathophysiology of Pericyte-containing Retinal Microvessels

Roles of Ion Channels and Transporters

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National Insitiute of Health grants EY12505, EY07003 and a senior investigator award from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. provided support to the author.

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Puro, D.G. (2008). Pathophysiology of Pericyte-containing Retinal Microvessels. In: Tombran-Tink, J., Barnstable, C.J. (eds) Ocular Transporters In Ophthalmic Diseases And Drug Delivery. Ophthalmology Research. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-375-2_7

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