Electrolytes and electrophoretic studies of tear proteins in tears of patients with nasolacrimal duct obstruction

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 219, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-146

  Lew, Helen ^a   Yun, Young Soo ^a   Lee, Sang Yeul ^b  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Electrolytes; Electrophoresis; Nasolacrimal duct obstruction; Tear

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHLORIDE ION; ELECTROLYTE; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; TEAR PROTEIN; CHLORIDE; EYE PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TEAR PROTEINS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACRIMAL DUCT OCCLUSION; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PH MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; AGED; LACRIMAL DUCT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; CALCIUM; CHLORIDES; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROPHORESIS, CELLULOSE ACETATE; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL DUCT OBSTRUCTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOLACRIMAL DUCT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TEARS;

EID: 20544471633     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000085246     Document Type: Article

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