 Tears
"Tears" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tears" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Tears" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tears" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Daily A, Ravishankar P, Harms S, Klimberg VS. Using tears as a non-invasive source for early detection of breast cancer. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4):e0267676.
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Barber L, Khodai O, Croley T, Lievens C, Montaquila S, Ziemanski J, McCart M, Lunacsek O, Burk C, Patel V. Dry eye symptoms and impact on vision-related function across International Task Force guidelines severity levels in the United States. BMC Ophthalmol. 2018 Sep 29; 18(1):260.
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You J, Willcox M, Fitzgerald A, Schiller B, Cozzi PJ, Russell PJ, Walsh BJ, Wasinger VC, Graham PH, Li Y. Absolute quantification of human tear lactoferrin using multiple reaction monitoring technique with stable-isotopic labeling. Anal Biochem. 2016 Mar 01; 496:30-4.
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Tung CI, Perin AF, Gumus K, Pflugfelder SC. Tear meniscus dimensions in tear dysfunction and their correlation with clinical parameters. Am J Ophthalmol. 2014 Feb; 157(2):301-310.e1.
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