Airway mucus: Its components and function

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 770-780

  Lillehoj, Erik P ^a   Kim, K Chul ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway surface liquid; Defensive function; Mucus; Mucus glycoprotein; Proteoglycan

Indexed keywords

MUCIN;

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; LUNG; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LUNG; MUCINS; MUCOCILIARY CLEARANCE; MUCUS;

EID: 0038680463     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02976990     Document Type: Review

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