Extensive characterization of human tear fl uid collected using different techniques unravels the presence of novel lipid amphiphiles

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 289-298

  Lam, Sin Man ^a,b   Tong, Louis ^d,e,f,g   Duan, Xinrui ^c   Petznick, Andrea ^d   Wenk, Markus R ^h   Shui, Guanghou ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d SINGAPORE EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^e SINGAPORE NATIONAL EYE CENTRE   (Singapore)

^f DUKE NUS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Singapore)

^g Departments of Ophthalmology   (United States)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cholesteryl sulfates; Dry eye syndrome; Lipidomics; Mass spectrometry; Meibum; O Acyl hydroxy fatty acids; Tear lipidome

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTERYL SULFATES; DRY EYE SYNDROME; LIPIDOMICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEIBUM; O-ACYL-Ω-HYDROXY FATTY ACIDS; TEAR LIPIDOME;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC INTERACTIONS; LIPIDS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEIBOMIAN GLANDS; REAGENT STRIPS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEARS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84893427963     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M044826     Document Type: Article

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