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Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 103947, 22 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/103947
Review Article

Ocular Surface Development and Gene Expression

Shivalingappa K. Swamynathan

Departments of Ophthalmology, and Cell Biology and Physiology, McGowan Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 203 Lothrop Street, Room 1025, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA

Received 3 October 2012; Accepted 16 January 2013

Academic Editor: Terri L. Young

Copyright © 2013 Shivalingappa K. Swamynathan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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