Hyaluronan Regulates Eyelid and Meibomian Gland Morphogenesis

Mingxia Sun, Sudan Puri, Geraint J. Parfitt, Nadine Mutoji, Vivien J. Coulson‐Thomas

Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science · 2018 · 24 citations · 45 references

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Abstract

HA plays an important role in MG and eyelid development. Our findings suggest that Has knockout mice have abnormal HA synthesis, which in turn leads to precocious and exacerbated MG morphogenesis culminating in dysmorphic eyelids and MGs.

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