Influence of hyperprolactinemia on collagen fibers in the lacrimal gland of female mice

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the collagen fibers in the lacrimal gland of female mice with hyperprolactinemia. METHODS: Forty adult female mice were randomly divided into two groups with 20 animals each: nonpregnant control (CTR1, control group, 0.2 mL of saline solution) and nonpregnant experimental (HP...

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Main Authors: Ariadne Stavare Leal Araujo, Manuel de Jesus Simões, Carina Verna, Ricardo Santos Simões, José Maria Soares Júnior, Edmund Chada Baracat, Regina Célia Teixeira Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2015-09-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322015000900632&lng=en&tlng=en