Proteome of airway surface liquid and mucus in newborn wildtype and cystic fibrosis piglets
Abstract Background The respiratory tract is protected from inhaled particles and microbes by mucociliary clearance, mediated by the mucus and the cilia creating a flow to move the mucus cephalad. Submucosal glands secrete linear MUC5B mucin polymers and because they pass through the gland duct befo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Respiratory Research |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-023-02381-x |