As well as using eye drops, dry eyes can be helped by taking a supplement of omega 3,6 and 9. Sjogrenâs syndrome: An auto-immune condition affecting around half a million people in the UK, this causes the body to attack its own moisture-producing glands, leading to abnormal dryness of the eyes, says Mr Allamby.
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a network of membrane-enclosed tubules and sacs (cisternae) that extends from the nuclear membrane throughout the cytoplasm (Figure 9.1).
endoplasmic reticulum an ultramicroscopic organelle of nearly all higher plant and animal cells, consisting of a system of membrane-bound cavities in the cytoplasm, occurring in two types: granular or rough-surfaced, bearing large numbers of ribosomes on its outer surface, and agranular or smooth-surfaced.