"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 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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Medial Canthal Fistula in Chronic Canaliculitis. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2021 May-Jun 01; 37(3S):S169.
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Pigmented Caruncular Apocrine Hidrocystoma With Oncocytic Features. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2017 May/Jun; 33(3S Suppl 1):S42-S45.
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Activation of type I interferon signaling in the parotid and exorbital lachrymal glands during the acute phase of encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus infection in mice. Exp Mol Pathol. 2016 06; 100(3):434-40.
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Diffuse Epibulbar Complex Lacrimal-Cartilaginous Choristoma: Diagnostic Clues and Management. Cornea. 2015 Oct; 34(10):1321-3.
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Elucidating the mechanism underlying the ocular symptoms associated with allergic rhinitis. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2008 Jan-Feb; 29(1):24-8.
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Actin and non-muscle myosin II facilitate apical exocytosis of tear proteins in rabbit lacrimal acinar epithelial cells. J Cell Sci. 2005 Oct 15; 118(Pt 20):4797-812.
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Encepalomyocarditis virus-induced apoptosis and ultrastructural changes in the lacrimal and parotid glands of mice. Exp Mol Pathol. 2006 Apr; 80(2):201-7.
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Dominant-negative PKC-epsilon impairs apical actin remodeling in parallel with inhibition of carbachol-stimulated secretion in rabbit lacrimal acini. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2005 Oct; 289(4):C1052-68.
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Pathology and imaging of the lacrimal drainage system. Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2005 Feb; 15(1):221-37.
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Encephalomyocarditis (EMC) virus-induced sialodacryoadenitis in mice. Exp Mol Pathol. 2005 Feb; 78(1):58-63.