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mucus layer

Known as: mucous, mucous layer, mucus 
An extracellular region part that consists of a protective layer of mucus secreted by epithelial cells lining tubular organs of the body such as the… 
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2017
2017
Resolvin D1 Increases Mucin Secretion in Cultured Rat Conjunctival Goblet Cells via Multiple Signaling Pathways
Purpose Goblet cells in the conjunctiva secrete mucin into the tear film protecting the ocular surface. The proresolution… 
2012
2012
Preparation and evaluation of oleoyl-carboxymethy-chitosan (OCMCS) nanoparticles as oral protein carriers
Oleoyl-carboxymethy chitosan (OCMCS) nanoparticles based on chitosan with different molecular weights (50, 170 and 820 kDa) were… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The Mucus Layer is Critical in Protecting Against Ischemia-Reperfusion-Mediated Gut Injury and in the Restitution of Gut Barrier Function
It is well documented that the gut injury plays a critical role in the development of systemic inflammation and distant organ… 
1998
1998
Gastrospirillum hominis and Helicobacter pylori infection in Thai individuals: Comparison of histopathological changes of gastric mucosa
The presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) in the stomach is closely associated with histological signs of chronic active… 
1997
1997
Adherence pili of pathogenic strains of avian Escherichia coli.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
The Effect of Some Preservatives Used in Nasal Preparations on the Mucus and Ciliary Components of Mucociliary Clearance
Abstract— Efficient mucociliary clearance is a function of the physical properties of the mucus coupled to appropriately… 
1988
1988
[Cervical lymph node metastases from an unknown primary tumor].
From 1978 through August 1986, 32 patients with lymph node metastases of the neck and unknown primary tumor were treated at the… 
1984
1984
The tracheobronchial epithelium of the bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata): a quantitative ultrastructural study.
Since there are major differences between the airway epithelium of man and that of common laboratory species, the… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Vascular protein leakage in various tissues induced by substance P, capsaicin, bradykinin, serotonin, histamine and by antigen challenge
Summary1.Plasma extravasation was induced in rats or guinea-pigs by intravenous injections of (1) substance P (SP), (2) the C… 
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1937
Highly Cited
1937
Studies in Experimental Hypersensitiveness in the Rhesus Monkey
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