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Corneal morphogenesis during development and wound healing

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA

    Winston W.-Y. Kao & Chia-Yang Liu

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, CARE/Crawley Building, 3230 Eden Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45267-0838, USA

    Winston W.-Y. Kao

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Kao, W.WY., Liu, CY. Corneal morphogenesis during development and wound healing. Jpn J Ophthalmol 54, 206–210 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-010-0800-6

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