Lacrimal gland primary acinar cell culture: the role of insulin

ABSTRACT Purpose: The goal of the present study was to establish a protocol for primary culture of lacrimal gland acinar cells (LGACs) and to assess the effect of adding insulin to the culture media. Methods: LGACs were isolated and cultured from lacrimal glands of Wistar male rats. The study outc...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Tannus Malki, Ana Carolina Dias, Angelica Gobbi Jorge, Carolina Maria Módulo, Eduardo Melani Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2016-04-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492016000200105&lng=en&tlng=en