Biomedical Engineering Reference
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Table 5
(continued)
Animal
Tear
component
Guinea
pig
Non-human
primates
Mice
Rat
Rabbit
Cat
Dog
Pig
60 MU
b
(
116
)
Major composition
:
WE
CE (
115
)
OAHFA major
amphiphiles (
115
)
Meibomian
lipid
Major composition
:
WE
CE (
115
)
OAHFA major
amphiphiles (
115
)
-
-
Major composition
:
DiHL-esters
DiAD (
115
)
OAHFA major
amphiphiles (
115
)
-
179
-
-
Major lipid components
:
CE
cholesteryl esters,
WE
wax esters,
OAHFA
(O-acyl)-omega-hydroxy fatty acids,
CE-OAHFA
esters of OAHFA,
DiHL-esters
24,25-dihydro-
Δ
8-lanostero,
DiAD
diacylated diols
a
Units: densitometry analysis of Western blots
b
Meibometer units
