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Prolactin Inducible Protein, but Not Prolactin, Is Present in Human Tears, Is Involved in Tear Film Quality, and Influences Evaporative Dry Eye Disease

PURPOSE: Decreased production of the aqueous component of the tear film is an important cause of the development of dry eye disease (DED). Tear production is influenced by hormones and hormone-like factors. Prolactin (PLR), a multifunctional pituitary gland hormone, is regularly present in the lacri...

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Autores principales: Jüngert, Katharina, Paulsen, Friedrich, Jacobi, Christina, Horwath-Winter, Jutta, Garreis, Fabian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9279896/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35847789
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2022.892831