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SUBMITTER: Lillehoj EP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5593132 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lillehoj Erik P EP Kato Kosuke K Lu Wenju W Kim Kwang C KC
International review of cell and molecular biology 20130101
Airway mucus constitutes a thin layer of airway surface liquid with component macromolecules that covers the luminal surface of the respiratory tract. The major function of mucus is to protect the lungs through mucociliary clearance of inhaled foreign particles and noxious chemicals. Mucus is comprised of water, ions, mucin glycoproteins, and a variety of other macromolecules, some of which possess anti-microbial, anti-protease, and anti-oxidant activities. Mucins comprise the major protein comp ...[more]