Cilia Ultrastructure in Children with Down Syndrome

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 379-383

  McLean, Laurie ^a   MacCormick, Johnna ^a   Robb, Ian ^a   Carpenter, Blair ^a   Pothos, Mary ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bronchiectasis; Chronic sinusitis; Cilia; Down syndrome; Nasal epithelium; Primary ciliary dyskinesia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOFACIAL DEVELOPMENT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; METAPLASIA; NOSE MUCOSA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 1542318938     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2003.13923     Document Type: Article

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