The tear film and defense against infection

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 506 A, Issue , 2002, Pages 523-530

  Fleiszig, Suzanne M J ^a   McNamara, Nancy A ^a   Evans, David J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Touro University California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; KERATITIS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; TEAR FILM;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0036943124     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-0717-8_74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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