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The Lacrimal Gland and Its Veil of Tears

Benjamin Walcott

Physiology · 1998 · 80 citations · 10 references

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Abstract

The secretory cells of the lacrimal gland produce a highly complex product of water, ions and proteins. At least five neurotransmitter receptors and three different second message systems are involved in controlling the different secretory processes of this highly sophisticated secretory epithelium.

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