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Effect of somatostatin on human retinal pigment epithelial cells permeability

Alex Fonollosa1, Maria Valcarcel2, Clarisa Salado2

  • 1Begiker-Ophthalmology Research Group, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Cruces Hospital, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain; Experimental Ophthalmo-Biology Group, Department Cell Biology and Histology, Faculty of Medicine and Nursing, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain.

Experimental Eye Research
|April 13, 2019
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HypoxiaRetinal pigment epitheliumSSTTERVEGF

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