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The molecular structure and function of the inner blood-retinal barrier

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  1. Department of Ophthalmology, Ulerich Ophthalmology Research Laboratory, USA

    Thomas W. Gardner, David A. Antonetti & Alistair J. Barber

  2. Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, USA

    Thomas W. Gardner & David A. Antonetti

  3. Department of Neuroscience and Anatomy, Penn State University College of Medicine Hershey, PA, 17033

    Erich Lieth

  4. Department of Chemical Engineering, Penn State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA

    John A. Tarbell

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Gardner, T.W., Antonetti, D.A., Barber, A.J. et al. The molecular structure and function of the inner blood-retinal barrier. Doc Ophthalmol 97, 229–237 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1002140812979

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