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Glycoproteins constitute a major component of human tears and play an important role in the maintenance of the precorneal tear film (Holly and Lemp 1977, Nichols et al. 1985).
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Breipohl, W., Spitznas, M., Sinowatz, F., Leip, O., Naib-Majani, W., Cusumano, A. (1994). Galactose-Binding Sites in the Acinar Cells of the Human Accessory Lacrimal Gland. In: Sullivan, D.A. (eds) Lacrimal Gland, Tear Film, and Dry Eye Syndromes. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 350. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2417-5_7
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