 Mucus
"Mucus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
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D009093
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.503
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| 1980 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucus" by people in Profiles.
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Tuggle KL, Birket SE, Cui X, Hong J, Warren J, Reid L, Chambers A, Ji D, Gamber K, Chu KK, Tearney G, Tang LP, Fortenberry JA, Du M, Cadillac JM, Bedwell DM, Rowe SM, Sorscher EJ, Fanucchi MV. Characterization of defects in ion transport and tissue development in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)-knockout rats. PLoS One. 2014; 9(3):e91253.
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Lu Q, Xu DZ, Sharpe S, Doucet D, Pisarenko V, Lee M, Deitch EA. The anatomic sites of disruption of the mucus layer directly correlate with areas of trauma/hemorrhagic shock-induced gut injury. J Trauma. 2011 Mar; 70(3):630-5.
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Ramalingam TR, Pesce JT, Sheikh F, Cheever AW, Mentink-Kane MM, Wilson MS, Stevens S, Valenzuela DM, Murphy AJ, Yancopoulos GD, Urban JF, Donnelly RP, Wynn TA. Unique functions of the type II interleukin 4 receptor identified in mice lacking the interleukin 13 receptor alpha1 chain. Nat Immunol. 2008 Jan; 9(1):25-33.
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Mathew A, Medoff BD, Carafone AD, Luster AD. Cutting edge: Th2 cell trafficking into the allergic lung is dependent on chemoattractant receptor signaling. J Immunol. 2002 Jul 15; 169(2):651-5.
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Heijdra YF, Pinto-Plata VM, Kenney LA, Rassulo J, Celli BR. Cough and phlegm are important predictors of health status in smokers without COPD. Chest. 2002 May; 121(5):1427-33.
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Schopf LR, Hoffmann KF, Cheever AW, Urban JF, Wynn TA. IL-10 is critical for host resistance and survival during gastrointestinal helminth infection. J Immunol. 2002 Mar 01; 168(5):2383-92.
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Mathew A, MacLean JA, DeHaan E, Tager AM, Green FH, Luster AD. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 controls chemokine production and T helper cell type 2 cell trafficking in allergic pulmonary inflammation. J Exp Med. 2001 May 7; 193(9):1087-96.
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Allen JH, Utley M, van Den Bosch H, Nuijten P, Witvliet M, McCormick BA, Krogfelt KA, Licht TR, Brown D, Mauel M, Leatham MP, Laux DC, Cohen PS. A functional cra gene is required for Salmonella enterica serovar typhimurium virulence in BALB/c mice. Infect Immun. 2000 Jun; 68(6):3772-5.
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Grübel P, Cave DR. Factors affecting solubility and penetration of clarithromycin through gastric mucus. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1998 Jun; 12(6):569-76.
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Grübel P, Bhaskar KR, Cave DR, Garik P, Stanley HE, Lamont JT. Interaction of an aluminum-magnesium containing antacid and gastric mucus: possible contribution to the cytoprotective function of antacids. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 1997 Feb; 11(1):139-45.
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