Canine meibometry: Establishing baseline values for meibomian gland secretions in dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 536-540

  Ofri, Ron ^a   Orgad, Keren ^a   Kass, Philip H ^b   Dikstein, Shabtay ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dog; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Meibomian; Schirmer tear test; Tears

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; DRY EYE; FEMALE; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; LACRIMAL FLUID LEVEL; LIPID ANALYSIS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLAND; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEAR FILM;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; DOGS; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; LIPIDS; MALE; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MEIBOMIA;

EID: 36048973861     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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