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Perfluorocarbon heavy liquids
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Perfluorocarbon heavy liquids

  • Robert D Bourke 

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Bourke, R. Perfluorocarbon heavy liquids. Eye 9, v–vii (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1995.50

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