Distribution and numbers of mucous glands in the horse trachea

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 630-633

  Widdicombe, J H ^a   Pecson, I S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway surface liquid; Horse; Mucociliary clearance; Mucous glands; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; EPITHELIUM; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; MAMMAL; MUCUS GLAND; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; ORGAN SIZE; TRACHEA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; EXOCRINE GLAND; METHODOLOGY; MUCUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; EXOCRINE GLANDS; HORSES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MUCUS; TRACHEA;

EID: 0036719921     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516402776180151     Document Type: Article

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