 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 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucus" by people in Profiles.
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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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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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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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Irwin RS, Curley FJ, French CL. Chronic cough. The spectrum and frequency of causes, key components of the diagnostic evaluation, and outcome of specific therapy. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1990 Mar; 141(3):640-7.
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McCormick BA, Franklin DP, Laux DC, Cohen PS. Type 1 pili are not necessary for colonization of the streptomycin-treated mouse large intestine by type 1-piliated Escherichia coli F-18 and E. coli K-12. Infect Immun. 1989 Oct; 57(10):3022-9.
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McCormick BA, Stocker BA, Laux DC, Cohen PS. Roles of motility, chemotaxis, and penetration through and growth in intestinal mucus in the ability of an avirulent strain of Salmonella typhimurium to colonize the large intestine of streptomycin-treated mice. Infect Immun. 1988 Sep; 56(9):2209-17.
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