Use of linseed oil to treat experimentally induced keratoconjunctivitis sicca in rabbits

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-5

  Neves, Magda Luzia ^a   Yamasaki, Letícia ^a   Sanches, Osimar de Carvalho ^a   do Amaral, Marcelo Sávio Paiva ^a   Stevanin, Helaine ^a   Giuffrida, Rogério ^a   Candido, Eudes Ramalho ^a   Góes, Jonatas Eduardo ^a   Zulim, Luís Felipe da Costa ^a   Schweigert, Augusto ^a   Fukui, Rosimery Missuzu ^a   Meirelles, Carlos Collares ^a   Sasaki, Carolina Akemi ^a   Andrade, Silvia Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE PAULISTA UNOESTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Keratoconjunctivitis sicca; Linseed oil; Omega 3 and 6; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

LINSEED OIL; ROSE BENGAL; FLUORESCEIN; PLACEBO;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXOCYTOSIS; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS SICCA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIRMER TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; DRUG EFFICACY; EXPERIMENTAL EYE DISEASE; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHIRMER STRIP; TOPICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872293675     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18695760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1869-5760-3-4     Document Type: Article

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