"Lacrimal Apparatus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The tear-forming and tear-conducting system which includes the lacrimal glands, eyelid margins, conjunctival sac, and the tear drainage system.
| Descriptor ID |
D007765
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A09.371.463 A10.336.422
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| Concept/Terms |
Lacrimal Ducts- Lacrimal Ducts
- Duct, Lacrimal
- Ducts, Lacrimal
- Lacrimal Duct
Lacrimal Gland- Lacrimal Gland
- Gland, Lacrimal
- Glands, Lacrimal
- Lacrimal Glands
Conjunctival Sacs- Conjunctival Sacs
- Conjunctival Sac
- Sac, Conjunctival
- Sacs, Conjunctival
Lacrimal Punctum- Lacrimal Punctum
- Lacrimal Punctums
- Punctum, Lacrimal
- Punctums, Lacrimal
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lacrimal Apparatus" by people in Profiles.
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Direct imaging of RAB27B-enriched secretory vesicle biogenesis in lacrimal acinar cells reveals origins on a nascent vesicle budding site. PLoS One. 2012; 7(2):e31789.
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Rab27b regulates exocytosis of secretory vesicles in acinar epithelial cells from the lacrimal gland. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2011 Aug; 301(2):C507-21.
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Pleomorphic adenoma in the palpebral lobe of the lacrimal gland. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005 Jan; 132(1):141-3.
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Immunohistochemical localization of Na+,K+-ATPase in rodent and human salivary and lacrimal glands. J Histochem Cytochem. 1988 Sep; 36(9):1139-45.
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Surgical access to primary orbital tumors. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 1988 Feb; 21(1):135-53.
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Light microscopic detection of sugar residues in glycoconjugates of salivary glands and the pancreas with lectin-horseradish peroxidase conjugates. II. Rat. Histochem J. 1984 Jan; 16(1):3-20.
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Light microscopic detection of sugar residues in glycoconjugates of salivary glands and the pancreas with lectin-horseradish peroxidase conjugates. I. Mouse. Histochem J. 1983 Dec; 15(12):1217-38.
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Immunolocalization of carbonic anhydrase isozymes in rat and mouse salivary and exorbital lacrimal glands. Anat Rec. 1983 Dec; 207(4):605-14.
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Nasolacrimal obstruction after maxillary sinus and rhinoplastic surgery. Arch Otolaryngol. 1979 May; 105(5):264-6.