Airway mucus function and dysfunction.
Airway mucus function and dysfunction.
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmra0910061
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发表时间:
2010-12-02
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Dickey BF
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作者:
Fahy JV;Dickey BF
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.