A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia
A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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English
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Washington, DC: American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Mucus clearance is the primary defense mechanism that protects airways from inhaled infectious and toxic agents. In the current gel-on-liquid mucus clearance model, a mucus gel is propelled on top of a "watery" periciliary layer surrounding the cilia. However, this model fails to explain the formation of a distinct mucus layer in health or why mucu...
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A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3633213
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3633213
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0036-8075
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1095-9203
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10.1126/science.1223012
