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meibocytes

meibocytes is the plural of meibocyte.

Meaning of meibocyte

Noun

meibocyte (plural meibocytes)

  1. A type of cell found in the meibum produced by the meibomian gland
    • Based on these findings, Jester et al. proposed that age-related MGD involves altered regulation of PPAR γ gene that may lead to decreased meibocyte differentiation, acinar atrophy, decreased lipid synthesis, and the development of hyposecretory MGD.2015 June 4, Su Zhang, Hongwei Gu, Nan Hu, “Role of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor γ in Ocular Diseases”, in Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 2015, →DOI

Questions about meibocytes

What is meibocytes the plural of?
Meibocytes is the plural of meibocyte.

Words near meibocytes in the dictionary

  1. mei fun
  2. Mei-chou
  3. mei-hua
  4. Meibion Glyndwr
  5. meibocyte
  6. meibocytes
  7. meibograde
  8. meibogrades
  9. meibograph
  10. meibographic
  11. meibographs

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