Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
The dry eye in senile people is a major ophthalmologic problem; the aim of this work was to study the his-tological and histochemical changes with advancement of age in the lacri-mal glands in rabbits, and correlating these changes with those, which might be detected at the ultra structural level. Thirty healthy rabbits of both sexes were divided into three groups. Young age group (3-5 months), adult group (9-12 months), and senile group (24-36months). The lacrimal glands, of each animal, were dissected out, isolated and processed; par- affin section stained with Hx&E.,Mal!ory Trichrome and PAS stains. Fresh frozen cryocut section for localization of acid phosphatase enzyme activity were done. Epon embedded semithin sections stained with toluidine blue and ultra thin sections for Electone Microscopic study were prepared. The rabbits has a dorsal lacrimal gland in the postero dorsal region of the eye ball, it is about 4mm in diameter, and Harderian gland lies in the antero ventral region of the eye ball, it is about 6mm in diameter. In young and adult age consists of tubulo aci-nar units separated by dense sheets
Recommended Citation
Abd El -Adle, Hassan; EL-GIZAWI, MOSTAFA; Hessian, Hosam Eldin; Abou El-Naga, MOSTAFA; and Mohamed, AlSayed
(2008)
"AGE CHANGES OF THE LACRIMAL GLAND OF RABBITS (LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC STUDIES),"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 37
:
Iss.
1
, Article 15.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2008.129196
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