New insights into the mechanisms controlling the bronchial mucus balance.

In this work, we aim to analyze and compare the mechanisms controlling the volume of mucus in the bronchial region of the lungs of a healthy human adult, at rest and in usual atmospheric conditions. This analysis is based on a balance equation for the mucus in an airway, completed by a computational...

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Main Authors: Cyril Karamaoun, Benjamin Sobac, Benjamin Mauroy, Alain Van Muylem, Benoît Haut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6014679?pdf=render