Human Tear Buffering Capacity
Carney, Leo G. & Hill, Robert M. (1979) Human Tear Buffering Capacity. Archives of Ophthalmology, 97(5), pp. 951-952.
Abstract
With the use of a closed chamber microelectrode system, we measured the relative buffering capacities of 490 human tear samples from young healthy adults. The buffering capacities of the 457 waking-hour samples did show small but regular oscillations that were similar to those previously reported for blood and tear pH, but only rarely did the buffering capacity of one sample approach double that of another. The buffering capacities of 33 tear samples, associated with periods of prolonged eye closure (sleep), were not significantly different (P less than 0.5) from those of the open eye.
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| ID Code: | 3101 |
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| Item Type: | Journal Article |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the journal’s website (see link) or contact the author. Author contact details: l.carney@qut.edu.au |
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| Keywords: | Tears/, analysis, Adult, Buffers, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Hydrogen, Ion Concentration, Male, Microelectrodes, Research Support, U, S, Gov't, P, H, S, Sleep |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (110000) > OPTOMETRY AND OPHTHALMOLOGY (111300) |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Faculty of Health Current > Institutes > Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 1979 American Medical Association |
| Deposited On: | 19 Jan 2006 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jan 2009 16:54 |
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