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Hormonal influence on the secretory immune system of the eye: androgen control of secretory component production by the rat exorbital gland.

Androgens are known to regulate the level of secretory component (SC) in tears of male rats. The purpose of the present study was to explore the underlying mechanism of this hormone action by (i) identifying the ocular tissue(s) involved in SC production; and (ii) determining whether androgens incre...

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Main Authors: Sullivan, D A, Bloch, K J, Allansmith, M R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1984
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1454608/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6735436
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