LYSOZYME CONTENT OF TEARS IN PATIENTS WITH SJOGRENS SYNDROME AND RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

被引:52
作者
AVISAR, R
MENACHE, R
SHAKED, P
RUBINSTEIN, J
MACHTEY, I
SAVIR, H
机构
[1] HASHARON HOSP,CLIN LABS,PETAH TIKVA,ISRAEL
[2] HASHARON HOSP,RHEUMATOL SERV,PETAH TIKVA,ISRAEL
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10.1016/0002-9394(79)90133-8
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R77 [眼科学];
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100212 ;
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In 37 patients and 143 control patients we estimated tear fluid lysozyme content by the Micrococcus lysodeikticus agar diffusion assay. We found no correlation between the titer of lysozyme in tear fluid and the rate of tear flow. Decrease in lysozyme production was found to be a sensitive indicator of the involvement of the lacrimal system in Sjögren's syndrome. © 1979.
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