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Defensive Properties of Mucin Glycoproteins during Respiratory Infections—Relevance for SARS-CoV-2
Mucus plays a pivotal role in protecting the respiratory tract against microbial infections. It acts as a primary contact site to entrap microbes and facilitates their removal from the respiratory tract via the coordinated beating of motile cilia. The major components of airway mucus are heavily O-g...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7663010/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33184103 http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.02374-20 |