The gland is a tear producing gland, and produces about 30 % of the tears, while the main orbital
lacrimal gland produces the rest.
The orbital
lacrimal gland produces 60 % of the tears for the eye, and the third eyelid gland produces 40 % of the tears.
Your dog's
lacrimal glands produce the tears necessary to keep his eyes in healthy condition.
Not exact matches
The stem of the T cartilage is surrounded by an accessory
lacrimal gland, which
produces a substantial portion of the tear film.
Further tests suggested that epithelial cell progenitors helped by restoring the connection between cells called myoepithelial contractile cells and the
lacrimal gland's secretory cells, which
produce tears.
Tears are
produced in specialized
glands called
lacrimal glands.
The orbit is the bony «socket» that contains the eyeball and associated structures like the
lacrimal (tear
producing)
gland, nerves, blood vessels, and extraocular muscles.
Additional therapeutic effects may be achieved via CsA and tacrolimus» anti-inflammatory effects, stimulatory effect on
lacrimal glands, proliferative effect on mucin -
producing conjunctival goblet cells, and inhibitory effect on
lacrimal cell apoptosis.
Dogs have two tear -
producing (
lacrimal)
glands in each eye.