Lacrimal Gland Repair after Short-term Obstruction of Excretory Duct in Rabbits

Abstract Aqueous tear-deficient dry eye is a multifactorial chronic disorder in which the lacrimal glands fail to produce enough tears to maintain a healthy ocular surface. The existence of lacrimal gland stem/progenitor cells was proposed in several species, yet their origin and characteristics are...

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Main Authors: Hui Lin, Ying Liu, Hong He, Benjamin Botsford, Samuel Yiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08197-2