Functional lacrimal gland regeneration by transplantation of a bioengineered organ germ

The lacrimal gland has a multifaceted role in maintaining a homeostatic microenvironment for a healthy ocular surface via tear secretion. Dry-eye disease, which is caused by lacrimal gland dysfunction, is one of the most prevalent eye diseases that cause corneal epithelial damage and results in sign...

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Main Authors: Hirayama, Masatoshi, Ogawa, Miho, Oshima, Masamitsu, Sekine, Yurie, Ishida, Kentaro, Yamashita, Kentaro, Ikeda, Kazutaka, Shimmura, Shigeto, Kawakita, Tetsuya, Tsubota, Kazuo, Tsuji, Takashi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3806342/