Airway mucus function and dysfunction

JV Fahy, BF Dickey - New England journal of medicine, 2010 - Mass Medical Soc
JV Fahy, BF Dickey
New England journal of medicine, 2010Mass Medical Soc
Pulmonary defense against environmental injury depends on airway mucus, which traps
inhaled toxins that are then cleared from the lungs by ciliary beating and cough. This review
examines the normal and abnormal formation and clearance of mucus, as well as the
therapy of mucus dysfunction.
Pulmonary defense against environmental injury depends on airway mucus, which traps inhaled toxins that are then cleared from the lungs by ciliary beating and cough. This review examines the normal and abnormal formation and clearance of mucus, as well as the therapy of mucus dysfunction.
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