Survival time of nasal mucous membrane ciliated cells: A preliminary study of cytological examination by phase-contrast microscopy

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-41

  Gelardi, M ^a   Cassano, M ^b   Cassano, P ^b   Fiorella, M L ^a   Russo, C ^a   Fiorella, R ^a   Di Gioacchino, G ^c   Schiavone, C ^c   Di Gioacchino, M ^c   Ciprandi, Giorgio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ciliary movement; Ciliated cells; Nasal cytology; Nasal mucous; Phase contrast microscope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CILIARY MOTILITY; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; COST; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUCOCILIARY TRANSPORT; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SURVIVAL TIME; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 77952681716     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X1000800106     Document Type: Article

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