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Exophthalmos or pseudo-exophthalmos in the Last Judgement (1535–1541) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)

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  1. Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Villa Salaria Clinic, Rome, Italy

    D. Lazzeri

  2. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Campus Bio-Medico, Rome, Italy

    P. Pozzilli

  3. Centre of Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, St. Bartholomew’s and the London, School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    P. Pozzilli

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Lazzeri, D., Pozzilli, P. Exophthalmos or pseudo-exophthalmos in the Last Judgement (1535–1541) by Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564). J Endocrinol Invest 41, 1485–1486 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-018-0962-5

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