L-Carnitine and Short Chain Ester in Tears from Patients with Dry Eye

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2009, Pages E132-E138

  Pescosolido, Nicola ^a   Messano, Masa ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Carnitine; Dry eye syndrome; L acetylcarnitine; Ocular surface; Osmolarity; Tear film

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; DRY EYE SYNDROME; L-ACETYLCARNITINE; OCULAR SURFACE; OSMOLARITY; TEAR FILM;

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; ESTERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CARNITINE; ESTER; LEVACECARNINE; PROPIONYLCARNITINE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY EYE; EYE PROTECTION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LACRIMAL FLUID; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEAR FILM;

AGED; CARNITINE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; TEARS;

EID: 67650317884     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318194e767     Document Type: Article

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