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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Co-Action Publishing
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/102597 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8260-338X |