Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , February 2010

Blood-aqueous Barrier Function in a Patient With Choroideremia

  • Muh-Shy Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Muh-Shy Chen, Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Ching-Chung Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzyy-Chang Ho

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzu-Hsun Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • I-More Fan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Ping-Kang Hou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Received 27 March 2008 ,Revised 30 April 2008 ,Accepted 19 May 2008.

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PII: S0929-6646(10)60038-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60038-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 167-171 , February 2010

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