Evidence to suggest morphological and physiological alterations of lacrimal gland acini with ageing

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-276

  Draper, C E ^a   Adeghate, E A ^b   Singh, J ^a   Pallot, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Acetylchaline; Acinar cells; Lacrimal gland; Morphology; Physiology; Rat

Indexed keywords

ACINAR CELL; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMATION; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 0033105421     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1998.0605     Document Type: Article

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