Nictitating Membrane

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A fold of the mucous membrane of the CONJUNCTIVA in many animals. At rest, it is hidden in the medial canthus. It can extend to cover part or all of the cornea to help clean the CORNEA.

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D009541

MeSH Number(s)

A13.660

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Nictitating Membrane

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Nictitating Membrane [A13.660]

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Aluminum-induced neurofibrillary degeneration disrupts acquisition of the rabbit's classically conditioned nictitating membrane response. Behav Neurosci. 1988 Oct; 102(5):615-20.

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Disrupted retention of the classically conditioned nictitating membrane response in rabbits with aluminum-induced neurofibrillary degeneration. Neurotoxicology. 1988; 9(2):209-21.

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A new rabbit model for keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1987 Feb; 28(2):225-8.

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Altered activity in the hippocampus is more detrimental to classical conditioning than removing the structure. Science. 1983 Apr 15; 220(4594):329-31.

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Proteins in fluids from individual orbital glands and in tears. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1980 Nov; 19(11):1342-7.

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Effects of tetraphenylboron (TPB) on the autonomic nervous system. Arch Int Pharmacodyn Ther. 1974 Apr; 208(2):224-34.

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Aporphines. 8. Total synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of (plus or minus)-apomorphine, (plus or minus)-apocodeine, (plus or minus)-N-n-propylnorapomorphine, and (plus or minus)-N-n-propylnorapocodeine. J Med Chem. 1973 Nov; 16(11):1223-8.

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Control of intraocular blood flow. II. Effects of sympathetic tone. Invest Ophthalmol. 1973 May; 12(5):332-4.

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Control of intraocular blood flow. I. Intraocular pressure. Invest Ophthalmol. 1973 May; 12(5):327-31.

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Delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase from rat Harderian gland. Purification and properties. Eur J Biochem. 1968 Oct 17; 6(1):84-7.

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