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Cell Cycle Control and Replication in Corneal Endothelium

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Cornea and External Eye Disease

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Joyce, N.C. (2010). Cell Cycle Control and Replication in Corneal Endothelium. In: Reinhard, T., Larkin, F. (eds) Cornea and External Eye Disease. Essentials in Ophthalmology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85544-6_6

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