Quantitative analysis of lacrimal gland function, apoptotic figures, Fas and Fas ligand expression of lacrimal glands in dry eye patients

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 233-240

  Tsubota, Kazuo ^a,b   Fujita, Hiromi ^b,c   Tsuzaka, Kensei ^d   Takeuchi, Tsutomu ^d  

^a TOKYO DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c SANTEN PHARMACEUTICAL CO LTD   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Dry eye; Fas; Fas ligand; Lacrimal gland; Schirmer test with nasal stimulation; Sj gren's syndrome; Tear

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; FAS ANTIGEN; FAS LIGAND; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ACINAR CELL; ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACRIMAL GLAND; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; LASER MICROSCOPY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCHIRMER TEST; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; STAINING;

EID: 0037331797     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-4835(02)00279-8     Document Type: Article

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