| Literature DB >> 21331513 |
Chung Hyun Kim1, Kichan Lee, Kiwon Han, Yeonsu Oh, Duyeol Kim, Hwi Won Seo, Changhoon Park, Mi-Kyoung Ha, Sung-Hoon Kim, Kyung-Dong Cho, Bog-Hieu Lee, Chanhee Chae.
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The aim of this study was to determine the immunoreactivity of normal small bronchial, bronchiolar, respiratory bronchiolar, and interalveolar epithelium using antibodies to six mucins: MUC1, MUC2, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC5B, and MUC6. The large, gel-forming secreted mucins MUC2, MUC5AC, and MUC5B were widely expressed in the lower respiratory tract. The results of this study demonstrate that these secreted mucins form a gel to cover and protect the mucosal surface in the lower respiratory tract of pigs. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21331513 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-011-9465-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet Res Commun ISSN: 0165-7380 Impact factor: 2.459