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Developmental Mucin Gene Expression in the Human Respiratory Tract
1 Feb 1999
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial surface of the respiratory tract is coated with a protective film of mucus secreted by epithelial goblet and submucosal gland cells. Histology of the airway mucosa and composition of secretions during the second trimester of fetal life are known to differ from the normal adult in that these secretions show similarities with those of hypersecretory disorders. To provide information regarding...
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