 Tears
"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands. This fluid moistens the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA.
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D013666
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.882
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles.
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Kunnen CM, Brown SH, Lazon de la Jara P, Holden BA, Blanksby SJ, Mitchell TW, Papas EB. Influence of Meibomian Gland Expression Methods on Human Lipid Analysis Results. Ocul Surf. 2016 Jan; 14(1):49-55.
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Brown SH, Kunnen CM, Papas EB, Lazon de la Jara P, Willcox MD, Blanksby SJ, Mitchell TW. Intersubject and Interday Variability in Human Tear and Meibum Lipidomes: A Pilot Study. Ocul Surf. 2016 Jan; 14(1):43-8.
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Brown SH, Kunnen CM, Duchoslav E, Dolla NK, Kelso MJ, Papas EB, Lazon de la Jara P, Willcox MD, Blanksby SJ, Mitchell TW. A comparison of patient matched meibum and tear lipidomes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Nov 11; 54(12):7417-24.
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Guyette N, Williams L, Tran MT, Than T, Bradley J, Kehinde L, Edwards C, Beasley M, Fullard R. Comparison of low-abundance biomarker levels in capillary-collected nonstimulated tears and washout tears of aqueous-deficient and normal patients. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 May 01; 54(5):3729-37.
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Powell DR, Nichols JJ, Nichols KK. Inter-examiner reliability in meibomian gland dysfunction assessment. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2012 May 31; 53(6):3120-5.
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Powell DR, Thangavelu M, Chandler HL, Nichols KK, Nichols JJ. Evaluation of extractants and precipitants in tear film proteomic analyses. Optom Vis Sci. 2010 Nov; 87(11):854-60.
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LaFrance MW, Kehinde LE, Fullard RJ. Multiple cytokine analysis in human tears: an optimized procedure for cytometric bead-based assay. Curr Eye Res. 2008 Jul; 33(7):525-44.
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Huang LC, Redfern RL, Narayanan S, Reins RY, McDermott AM. In vitro activity of human beta-defensin 2 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the presence of tear fluid. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2007 Nov; 51(11):3853-60.
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Huang LC, Jean D, Proske RJ, Reins RY, McDermott AM. Ocular surface expression and in vitro activity of antimicrobial peptides. Curr Eye Res. 2007 Jul-Aug; 32(7-8):595-609.
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Huang LC, Petkova TD, Reins RY, Proske RJ, McDermott AM. Multifunctional roles of human cathelicidin (LL-37) at the ocular surface. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Jun; 47(6):2369-80.
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