title: A functional unit for ocular surface immune defense formed by the lacrimal gland, conjunctivaand lacrimal drainage system.
authors.affiliation: Department for Cell Biology in Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
authors.forename: Erich
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Knop
authors.forename: Nadja
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Knop
mesh_terms: D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000276:immunology*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000276:immunology*; D008221:Lymphoid Tissue / Q000502:physiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012016:Reference Values