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Goblet cell interactions reorient bundled mucus strands for efficient airway clearance

The respiratory tract of larger animals is cleared by sweeping bundled strands along the airway surface. These bundled strands can be millimetric in length and consist of MUC5B mucin. They are produced by submucosal glands, and upon emerging from these glands, the long axis of the bundled strands is...

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Autores principales: Bos, Meike F, Ermund, Anna, Hansson, Gunnar C, de Graaf, Joost
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10661087/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38024407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad388