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Regulation of the depth and composition of airway surface liquid

The airways are lined with a film of liquid about 10 µm deep that is in two layers. Around the cilia is the watery periciliary sol. Over this is a mucous blanket that traps inhaled particles. The low viscosity of the periciliary sol allows the cilia to beat and propel the mucous blanket to the mouth...

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1. Verfasser: Widdicombe, JH
Format: Artigo
Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: Blackwell Science Inc 2002
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Online Zugang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1570918/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12430955
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-7580.2002.00098.x
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