The Schirmer tear test in rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

A clinical case of keratoconjunctivitis sicca prompted a study to determine normal values for the Schirmer tear test in rhesus monkeys. Normal values for rhesus monkeys were calculated to be 6 to 24 mm wetting/minute (mean = 15.1) and it was determined that neither sex nor ketamine had a statistical...

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Published in:	Laboratory animal science (Chicago) Vol. 34; no. 3; p. 293
Main Authors:	Jaax, G P, Graham, R R, Rozmiarek, H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1984
Subjects:	Animals Animals, Laboratory Female Keratoconjunctivitis - diagnosis Keratoconjunctivitis - veterinary Macaca Macaca mulatta Male Methods Monkey Diseases - diagnosis Reference Values Tears - secretion
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Summary:	A clinical case of keratoconjunctivitis sicca prompted a study to determine normal values for the Schirmer tear test in rhesus monkeys. Normal values for rhesus monkeys were calculated to be 6 to 24 mm wetting/minute (mean = 15.1) and it was determined that neither sex nor ketamine had a statistically significant effect on these values.
ISSN:	0023-6764