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A new dry eye mouse model produced by exorbital and intraorbital lacrimal gland excision

Chronic dry eye is an increasingly prevalent condition worldwide, with resulting loss of visual function and quality of life. Relevant, repeatable, and stable animal models of dry eye are still needed. We have developed an improved surgical mouse model for dry eye based on severe aqueous fluid defic...

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Autores principales: Shinomiya, Katsuhiko, Ueta, Mayumi, Kinoshita, Shigeru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5784089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29367638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19578-6