Decreased reflex tearing is associated with lymphocytic infiltration in lacrimal glands

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 313-320

  Tsubota, Kazuo ^a,b   Xu, Ke Ping ^a   Fujihara, Tsutomu ^a   Katagiri, Shigeo ^a   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^c  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Department of Neurology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymphocyte infiltration; Nasal stimulation; Schirmer test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; TEAR FLOW;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CELL MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFLEX; SALIVARY GLANDS; SJOGREN'S SYNDROME; TEARS;

EID: 0029965782     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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