"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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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lacrimal Apparatus" by people in Profiles.
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Debreceni IL, Chimenti MS, Serreze DV, Geurts AM, Chen YG, Lieberman SM. Toll-Like Receptor 7 Is Required for Lacrimal Gland Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes Development in Male Nonobese Diabetic Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Dec 13; 21(24).
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Cressey BD, Jellinek NJ. Rhombic Flap: A Useful Flap for Small-to-Medium Defects of the Medial Canthus. Dermatol Surg. 2020 08; 46(8):1035-1038.
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Watanabe M, Buch K, Fujita A, Jara H, Qureshi MM, Sakai O. Quantitative MR imaging of intra-orbital structures: Tissue-specific measurements and age dependency compared to extra-orbital structures using multispectral quantitative MR imaging. Orbit. 2017 Aug; 36(4):189-196.
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Buch K, Watanabe M, Elias EJ, Liao JH, Jara H, Nadgir RN, Saito N, Steinberg MH, Sakai O. Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analysis of the lacrimal gland in sickle cell disease. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2014 Sep-Oct; 38(5):674-80.
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Chen YT, Lazarev S, Bahrami AF, Noble LB, Chen FY, Zhou D, Gallup M, Yadav M, McNamara NA. Interleukin-1 receptor mediates the interplay between CD4+ T cells and ocular resident cells to promote keratinizing squamous metaplasia in Sj?gren's syndrome. Lab Invest. 2012 Apr; 92(4):556-70.