Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Mucociliary Clearance

A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial submucosal glands. It is measured in vivo as mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers.

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Abstract

A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial submucosal glands. It is measured in vivo as mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers.

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7 entry terms
  • Mucociliary Transport
  • Clearance, Mucociliary
  • Clearances, Mucociliary
  • Mucociliary Clearances
  • Mucociliary Transports
  • Transport, Mucociliary
  • Transports, Mucociliary

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Previous Indexing

  • Biological Transport (1975-1987)
  • Cilia (1966-1987)
  • Mucus (1966-1987)
  • specific respiratory organ/tissue (1966-1987)

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  1. E01w.370.386.520w
  2. G09.772.555w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mucociliary Clearance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009079. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009079
  2. Mucociliary Clearance. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucociliary_clearance
  3. Mucociliary Clearance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63771488