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Tears body substance

Known as: teardrop, Tear, tearing 
A fluid containing oils, mucin, and proteins, which is secreted by the lacrimal gland and cleans and lubricates the eye.
National Institutes of Health

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Bodily secretionsBody Fluids
CDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyDisorder of eyeExcessive tearing

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Review
2012
Review
2012
Lumbarized Sacrum as a Relative Contraindication for Lateral Transpsoas Interbody Fusion at L5-6
Study Design Retrospective review. Objective To determine if lumbarized sacra at the L5-6 level (functional L4-5) are a… 
2011
2011
The Opera Fanatic: Ethnography of an Obsession
Though some dismiss opera as old-fashioned, it shows no sign of disappearing from the world's stage. So why do audiences continue… 
2005
2005
Complex flow around a bubble rising in a non-Newtonian fluid.
  • X. FrankHuaizhi Li
  • Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and…
  • 2005
  • Corpus ID: 22549045
Our experimental investigation by both particle image velocimetry and birefringence modulation method shows very complex flow… 
2003
2003
An immunocytochemical analysis of torn rotator cuff tendon taken at the time of repair.
2003
2003
Use of Retroillumination to Visualize Optical Aberrations Caused by Tear Film Break-Up
Purpose. The aim of the current study was to develop quantitative methods to assess optical aberrations caused by tear film… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Tear lipocalin and the eye’s front line of defence
Complex mechanisms are involved in mucosal defence at the air/epithelium interface. There are apparently two lines of protection… 
1998
1998
Gelatinase concentration in tears of corneal-grafted patients.
PURPOSE Gelatinolytic enzymes, which degrade type IV basement membrane collagen, have been shown to be expressed by corneal cells… 
1997
1997
Vessel tearing at the edge of intracoronary stents detected with intravascular ultrasound imaging.
Stent deployment strategies have changed significantly in the past 2 yr, with "high-pressure" balloon inflations postdilatation… 
1968
1968
Eye injury caused by tear-gas weapons.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Familial dysautonomia.
Familial dysautonomia is a genetic disorder that affects the development and survival of certain nerve cells. The disorder… 
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