Restoration of Tear Secretion in a Murine Dry Eye Model by Oral Administration of Palmitoleic Acid

Restoration of Tear Secretion in a Murine Dry Eye Model by Oral Administration of Palmitoleic Acid

Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)–derived products have traditionally been used as food and medicinal ingredients in Eastern countries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral intake of sea buckthorn oil products on tear secretion using a murine dry eye model. Orally admin...

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Main Authors: Shigeru Nakamura, Yuki Kimura, Daisuke Mori, Toshihiro Imada, Yusuke Izuta, Michiko Shibuya, Hisayo Sakaguchi, Erina Oonishi, Naoko Okada, Kenji Matsumoto, Kazuo Tsubota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-04-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
fatty acid
ophthalmology
dry eye
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/9/4/364

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