Influence of androgens and pituitary hormones on the structural profile and secretory activity of the lacrimal gland

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 421-435

  Sullivan, David A ^a,b   Block, Linda ^a   Pena, Janethe D O ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Growth hormone; Hypophysectomy; Insulin; Lacrimal gland; Pituitary hormones; Prolactin; Tears; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANDROGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INSULIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOPHYSECTOMY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SECRETION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0029820829     PISSN: 13953907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0420.1996.tb00594.x     Document Type: Article

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