Correlation between secretion rate and electrolyte concentration of human tears, and classification of patients with decrease in basal tear secretion

Journal of Japanese Ophthalmological Society

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-48

  Sasaki, Yuichi ^a   Sato, Tadasi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

K+ ; Classification; Secretion rate; Tear; Time dependent change in pH

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION;

ACINAR CELL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND DISEASE; LACRIMATION; PH; SECRETION;

ADULT; AGED; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; ELECTROLYTES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; POTASSIUM; SECRETORY RATE; SODIUM; TEARS;

EID: 0031893436     PISSN: 00290203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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