The influence of air current on goblet cell density in the mucosa of the normal uncinate process in the nasal cavity

Rhinology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-192

  Sorensen, Henrik Bredahl ^a,c   Larsen, Per Leganger ^a   Tos, Mirko ^b  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air; Goblet cell density; Middle meatus; Mucociliary clearance; Ostiomeatal complex; PAS Alcian blue whole mount method

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE MUCOSA; PARANASAL SINUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; CADAVER; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL MUCOSA; REFERENCE VALUES; RESPIRATION;

EID: 33749000887     PISSN: 03000729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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