Produção lacrimal e densidade de células caliciformes conjuntivais em cães da raça shih-tzu

Aline Maria V. Lima; Nilo Sérgio T. Chaves; Andréia V. Couto do Amaral; Júlia de Miranda Moraes; Carlos E. Fonseca Alves

doi:10.5216/cab.v12i2.8049

TEAR PRODUCTION AND CONJUNCTIVAL GOBLET CELL DENSITY IN SHIH-TZU DOGS

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Aline Maria V. Lima Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Nilo Sérgio T. Chaves Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Andréia V. Couto do Amaral Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Júlia de Miranda Moraes Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil
Carlos E. Fonseca Alves Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil

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This study aimed to evaluate the Shih Tzu tear production quantity and quality, in order to compare it with tear production of different breeds previously described. The tear production quantitative evaluation was performed in 35 animals, by Schirmer tear tests 1 and 2 (STT-1 and STT-2), in absence or presence the local anesthetic , respectively. Regarding the mucin tear layer, a qualitative tear production evaluation was performed in 15 animals through conjunctival goblet cell density (CGCD) analysis. The mean values obtained to STT-1 were 19.66 ± 7.30 and 21.97 ± 5.69 for left eye (LE) and right eye (RE), respectively. The mean values obtained to STT-2 were 10.71 ± 6.10 and 9.14 ± 4.78 for LE and RE, respectively. Both STT-1 and STT-2 values found to the Shih Tzu dogs are within tear production standards of other breeds previously described. The mean CGCD found to LE was 13.64 ± 3.44, and to RE it was 13.64 ± 4.07. These values are lower than those described for other breeds.

KEYWORDS: brachycephalic; dog; mucin; Schirmer; tear.

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2011-06-25

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LIMA, A. M. V.; CHAVES, N. S. T.; AMARAL, A. V. C. do; MORAES, J. de M.; ALVES, C. E. F. TEAR PRODUCTION AND CONJUNCTIVAL GOBLET CELL DENSITY IN SHIH-TZU DOGS. Brazilian Animal Science/ Ciência Animal Brasileira, Goiânia, v. 12, n. 2, p. 353–358, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/cab.v12i2.8049. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/vet/article/view/8049. Acesso em: 22 apr. 2025.

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2011)

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Veterinary Medicine

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