Using synthesized onion lachrymatory factor to measure age-related decreases in refl ex-tear secretion and ocular-surface sensation

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Higashihara, Hisayo ^a   Yokoi, Norihiko ^a   Aoyagi, Morihiro ^b   Tsuge, Nobuaki ^b   Imai, Shinsuke ^b   Kinoshita, Shigeru ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b House Foods Corporation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Age related changes; Ocular surface sensation; Refl ex tear secretion; Synthesized onion lachrymatory factor

Indexed keywords

ONION LACHRYMATORY FACTOR; REAGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COCHET BONNET ESTHESIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA SENSIBILITY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LACRIMAL FLUID; LACRIMAL GLAND FUNCTION; LACRIMATION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCULAR SURFACE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX TEAR SECRETION; SCHIRMER TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; ONIONS; REFLEX; SULFOXIDES; TEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956155545     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-009-0786-0     Document Type: Article

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