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Muscles of a different 'color'
The unusual properties of the extraocular muscles may predispose or protect them in neurogenic and myogenic disease
John D. Porter, Robert S. Baker
First published January 1, 1996, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.46.1.30
Muscles of a different 'color'
The unusual properties of the extraocular muscles may predispose or protect them in neurogenic and myogenic disease
John D. Porter, Robert S. Baker
Neurology Jan 1996, 46 (1) 30-37; DOI: 10.1212/WNL.46.1.30
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- John D. Porter, PhD and
- Robert S. Baker, MD
- John D. Porter, PhD and
- Robert S. Baker, MD
- From the Departments of Anatomy and Neurobiology (Dr. Porter), Ophthalmology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Pediatrics (Drs. Porter and Baker), University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY.
- Supported by grants from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc., Fight-for-Sight, and the National Eye Institute (United States Public Health Service grants R01 EY09834 and R01 EY10760).
- Received April 19, 1995. Accepted in final form May 30, 1995.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. John D. Porter, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536-0084.
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