"Mucociliary Clearance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucociliary Clearance" by people in Profiles.
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Agrawal M, Saraf S, Saraf S, Antimisiaris SG, Chougule MB, Shoyele SA, Alexander A. Nose-to-brain drug delivery: An update on clinical challenges and progress towards approval of anti-Alzheimer drugs. J Control Release. 2018 07 10; 281:139-177.
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Behrsing H, Raabe H, Manuppello J, Bombick B, Curren R, Sullivan K, Sethi S, Phipps R, Tesfaigzi Y, Yan S, D'Ruiz C, Tarran R, Constant S, Phillips G, Ga?a M, Hayden P, Cao X, Mathis C, Hoeng J, Braun A, Hill E. Assessment of in vitro COPD models for tobacco regulatory science: Workshop proceedings, conclusions and paths forward for in vitro model use. Altern Lab Anim. 2016 May; 44(2):129-66.
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Shen JC, Cope E, Chen B, Leid JG, Cohen NA. Regulation of murine sinonasal cilia function by microbial secreted factors. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2012 Mar-Apr; 2(2):104-10.
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Gellert KS, Choi D, Coel M, Braun KL. A feasibility study of methodology for recruitment and for comparative testing of ciliary function in Hawaiians and Caucasians. Hawaii Med J. 2008 Aug; 67(8):209-12.