Submucosal gland cells in human lower airways produce MUC5AC protein

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 285-287

  Inoue, Daisuke ^a   Kubo, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Mika ^a   Sasaki, Takahiko ^a   Yasuda, Hiroyasu ^a   Numasaki, Muneo ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^a   Yamaya, Mutsuo ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway mucus; MUC5AC protein; Submucosal gland

Indexed keywords

MUCIN 5AC; PROTEIN ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

BRONCHI; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MUCINS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA;

EID: 40749098584     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2007.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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