Analysis of tear-protein patterns as a diagnostic tool for the detection of dry eyes

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 90-97

  Grus, F H ^a,b   Augustin, A J ^a   Evangelou, N G ^a   Toth Sagi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Dry eye; Tear proteins

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; LACTOFERRIN; LYSOZYME; PREALBUMIN; TEAR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DRY EYE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LACRIMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; TEAR FILM;

EID: 0031838690     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067219800800207     Document Type: Article

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