title: Tear fluid influence on the ocular surface.
authors.affiliation: Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pflugfelder
mesh_terms: D002455:Cell Division; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000378:metabolism; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000502:physiology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008679:Metaplasia; D008954:Models, Biological; D013499:Surface Properties; D013666:Tears / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor