Mucins: the frontline defence of the lung

Mucus plays a vital role in protecting the lungs from environmental factors, but conversely, in muco-obstructive airway disease, mucus becomes pathologic. In its protective role, mucus entraps microbes and particles removing them from the lungs via the co-ordinated beating of motile cilia. This mech...

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Vydané v:	Biochemical Society transactions Ročník 46; číslo 5; s. 1099
Hlavní autori:	Ridley, Caroline, Thornton, David J
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	England 19.10.2018
Predmet:	molecular basis of health and disease mucin respiratory physiology mucus
ISSN:	1470-8752, 1470-8752
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