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Maurice Hirst
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Is pycnogenol a double-edged sword? Cataractogenic in vitro, but reduces cataract risk in diabetic rats.
Current eye research · 2013
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Is pycnogenol a double-edged sword? Cataractogenic in vitro, but reduces cataract risk in diabetic rats.
Trevithick JR, Bantseev V, Hirst M, Dzialoszynski TM, Sanford ES
Current eye research2013
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