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. 1955 Jul;39(7):409–415. doi: 10.1136/bjo.39.7.409

Experimental Approach to the Pathogenesis of Retrolental Fibroplasia *

III. Changes in the Eye induced by Exposure of Newborn Mice to General Hypoxia

Lars J Gyllensten 1,2, Bo E Hellström 1,2
PMCID: PMC1324565  PMID: 13240034

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