Fig. 3

Impact of the unilateral excision of the HG and ELG on body weight and tear production. a Images of the right HG and ELG excised from a control mouse, scale bar = 2.5 mm and b sham and DED mice were analyzed for body weight. c Evaluation of tear production for sham and DED mice. ****P < 0.0001 relative to the sham group. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM from d0 to d21 post-surgery. Sham animals: n = 60 at d0, n = 60 at d7, n = 49 at d14, and n = 40 at d21. DED animals: n = 70 at d0, n = 70 at d7, n = 58 at d14, and n = 42 at d21