"Mucociliary Clearance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial submucosal glands. It is measured in vivo as mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers.
| Descriptor ID |
D009079
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.520 G09.772.555
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| Concept/Terms |
Mucociliary Clearance- Mucociliary Clearance
- Clearance, Mucociliary
- Clearances, Mucociliary
- Mucociliary Clearances
- Mucociliary Transport
- Mucociliary Transports
- Transport, Mucociliary
- Transports, Mucociliary
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucociliary Clearance" by people in Profiles.
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Cilia dysfunction in lung disease. Annu Rev Physiol. 2015; 77:379-406.
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Intraflagellar transport gene expression associated with short cilia in smoking and COPD. PLoS One. 2014; 9(1):e85453.
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Mechanisms of absorption and elimination of drugs administered by inhalation. Ther Deliv. 2013 Aug; 4(8):1027-45.