Airway mucosa: Secretory cells, mucus and mucin genes

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1655-1662

  Jeffery, P K ^a,b   Li, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway mucosa; Lung; Mucin; Mucus; Secretory cells

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG FLUID; MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETORY CELL;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MUCINS; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 0030845058     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10071655     Document Type: Article

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