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Salivary mucins in host defense and disease prevention
Mucus forms a protective coating on wet epithelial surfaces throughout the body that houses the microbiota and plays a key role in host defense. Mucins, the primary structural components of mucus that creates its viscoelastic properties, are critical components of the gel layer that protect against...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Co-Action Publishing
2015
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4689954/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26701274 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jom.v7.29759 |