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Accessory lacrimal gland

Known as: Gland of Wolfring, Accessory lacrimal glands set, Accessory lacrimal glands 
The larger accessory lacrimal glands on the upper and lower eyelids that secrete tears. There are approximately 2-5 glands on the upper lid and 1-3… 
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Conjunctival glands
Exocrine systemEyelid structureLacrimal Apparatusaccessory organ

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GlandLacrimal gland structure

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) innervation of the human eyelid glands.
This study was conducted to obtain morphological proof of innervating nerve fibres in the glands of the human eyelid (accessory… 
1999
1999
Ductal cysts of the accessory lacrimal glands: CT findings.
Benign ductal cysts of the accessory lacrimal glands are uncommon lesions of the orbit, arising from the glands of Wolfring and… 
1997
1997
Distribution pattern of nervous tissue and peptidergic nerve fibers in accessory lacrimal glands.
PURPOSE Demonstration of the distribution pattern of nervous tissue and the occurrence of neuropept human accessory lacrimal… 
1996
1996
Organ culture of human main and accessory lacrimal glands and their secretory behaviour.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the in vitro viability and secretory behaviour of human main and accessory lacrimal… 
1995
1995
Benign Mixed Tumor Arising from an Accessory Lacrimal Gland of Wolfring
Summary We report a 59-year-old man who had a slowly enlarging mass of the central upper eyelid that proved histopathologically… 
1994
1994
Demonstration of nerve fibers in human accessory lacrimal glands
To provide morphologic evidence for the innervation of accessory lacrimal glands, glands were biopsied and examined using… 
1994
1994
Light and electron microscopic morphology of accessory lacrimal glands.
The accessory lacrimal glands form up to 60 small nodules, which are located close to the conjunctival fornix and at the edge of… 
1994
1994
Galactose- binding sites in the acinar cells of the human accessory lacrimal gland.
This investigation for the first time has collected evidence of a specific glycoconjugate contribution of the acinar cells from… 
1993
1993
Immunohistochemical localization of epidermal growth factor in human main and accessory lacrimal glands.
Immunohistochemical localization of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in human main and accessory lacrimal glands has been… 
1990
1990
Evidence for the neuroectodermal origin of the human lacrimal gland.
Immunohistochemical staining with antineuronal-specific enolase antibodies showed a positive reaction product in the acini and in… 
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