Nasal ciliary function and ultrastructure in Down syndrome

Laryngoscope

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1227-1230

  Piatti, Gioia ^a,c   Allegra, Luigi ^a   Ambrosetti, Umberto ^a   De Santi, Maria Margherita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliary beat frequency; Down syndrome; Mucociliary clearance; Mucus; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CILIARY MOTILITY; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FACIAL BONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; NOSE MUCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0034941394     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200107000-00016     Document Type: Article

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