Meanings
nounmeibocyte (plural meibocytes)
plural meibocytes
- 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
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