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This work was supported in part by a grant from Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for T. Yorio, and a grant from the National Glaucoma Foundation to A. Dibas.

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Dibas, A., Yorio, T. (2008). Regulation of Transport in the RPE. 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_9

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