Mucus
"Mucus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
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D009093
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A12.200.503
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucus" by people in Profiles.
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Scott JB, Dubosky MN, Vines DL, Sulaiman AS, Jendral KR, Singh G, Patel A, Kaplan CA, Gurka DP, Balk RA. Evaluation of Endotracheal Tube Scraping on Airway Resistance. Respir Care. 2017 Nov; 62(11):1423-1427.
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Gunn B, Schneider J, Shansab M, Bastian AR, Fahrbach K, Smith A, Mahan A, Karim M, Licht A, Zvonar I, Tedesco J, Anderson M, Chapel A, Suscovich T, Malaspina D, Streeck H, Walker BD, Kim A, Lauer G, Altfeld M, Pillai S, Szleifer I, Kelleher NL, Kiser PF, Hope TJ, Alter G. Enhanced binding of antibodies generated during chronic HIV infection to mucus component MUC16. Mucosal Immunol. 2016 11; 9(6):1549-1558.
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St John EP, Zariffard MR, Martinson JA, Simoes JA, Landay AL, Spear GT. Effect of mucosal fluid from women with bacterial vaginosis on HIV trans-infection mediated by dendritic cells. Virology. 2009 Mar 01; 385(1):22-7.
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Kuperman DA, Huang X, Nguyenvu L, H?lscher C, Brombacher F, Erle DJ. IL-4 receptor signaling in Clara cells is required for allergen-induced mucus production. J Immunol. 2005 Sep 15; 175(6):3746-52.
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Kuperman DA, Huang X, Koth LL, Chang GH, Dolganov GM, Zhu Z, Elias JA, Sheppard D, Erle DJ. Direct effects of interleukin-13 on epithelial cells cause airway hyperreactivity and mucus overproduction in asthma. Nat Med. 2002 Aug; 8(8):885-9.
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