New Horizons in Research on Diabetic Complications of the Eye: Special Emphasis on Diabetic Cataracts and Retinopathy

نویسندگان

  • Kavita R. Hegde
  • Renu A. Kowluru
  • Susanne Mohr
  • Ram H. Nagaraj
  • J. Mark Petrash
چکیده

1Department of Natural Sciences, Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD 21216, USA 2Departments of Ophthalmology, Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA 3Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA 4Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA 5Department of Ophthalmology, Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80111, USA

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دوره 2010  شماره 

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تاریخ انتشار 2010