Harderian

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Har`de´ri`an (här`dē´rĭ`an)

(Anat.) A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See Nictitating membrane, under Nictitate.

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No references found			Observed tumors or anomalies include pheochromocytomas, thyroid follicular cell and Harderian gland tumors, ovarian cysts, uterine abnormalities, lung tumors (female offspring only), reproductive gland tumors (male offspring only), and renal nonneoplastic lesions (male offspring only). Environmental exposures and gene regulation in disease etiology by Edwards, Thea M.; Myers, John Peterson / Environmental Health Perspectives The purpose of this project was to test the hypothesis that porphyrin secreted by the Harderian gland in Rex rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the form of "red tears" has antibacterial effects on bacteria that grow on Rex rats. Biological Sciences by Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science Clinical signs of respiratory infections include staining of the eyes and nose with "red tears" - secretions from the Harderian gland in response to stress. WEEKEND: YOUR PETS: Is my rat's cage bedding causing it to sneeze? by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)			hardback hardbacked hardbake hardball Hardbeam Hardboaded shad hardboard hardbound hardcore hardcover Hardecanute hardedge harden harden off harden up Hardenberg Hardenbergia Hardenbergia comnptoniana Hardenburg hardened hardened site hardener hardening hardening of the arteries Harder Harderian Hardfern hardfisted hardhack hardhat hardhead hardheaded hardheads hardhearted hardheartedness Hardicanute Hardie Hardihead hardihood hardily Hardiment hardiness Harding Harding grass Hardinge hardinggrass Hardish hardline hardliner hardly hardly a			hardening of the arteries Hardening of the Body hardening off hardening off hardening off hardening off hardening solution hardening solution hardening solution hardening solution hardening solution hardens hardens hardens hardens hardens hardens off hardens off hardens off hardens off harder harder harder harder Harder Logistik Beratung harder than the back of God's head Harder to Breathe Harder's gland Harder's Glands Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Harderian Harderian gland Harderian gland Harderian gland Harderian Gland Mast Cells Harderian Gland-Derived Growth Factor hardest hardest hardest hardest Hardest-Hit Fund HARDEX Hardfern hardfisted Hardgamers Hardgrove grindability index Hardgrove grindability index Hardgrove number hardhack hardhack hardhat hardhat hardhat hardhat hardhead hardhead hardheaded hardheaded hardheadedly hardheadedly hardheadedness

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