Impaired neurotransmission in lacrimal and salivary glands of a murine model of Sjögren's syndrome.

Adv Exp Med Biol

Schepens Eye Research Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: May 2003

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