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Effects of second hand smoke on airway secretion and mucociliary clearance
The airway acts as the first defense against inhaled pathogens and particulate matter from the environment. One major way for the airway to clear inhaled foreign objects is through mucociliary clearance (MCC), an important component of the respiratory innate immune defense against lung disease. MCC...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3428780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22973232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2012.00342 |