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Mucociliary Apparatus

The Mucociliary Apparatus is a physiological defense system in the respiratory tract, consisting of ciliated epithelial cells and overlying mucus, that functions to trap and remove inhaled particulates and pathogens through coordinated ciliary motion and mucus transport.

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Mucociliary EscalatorMucociliary Transport System

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A Human Syndrome Caused by Immotile Cilia

Björn A. Afzelius · Science · 1976 · 1.3K citations

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A Periciliary Brush Promotes the Lung Health by Separating the Mucus Layer from Airway Epithelia

Brian Button, Li-Heng Cai, Camille Ehré et al. · Science · 2012 · 849 citations

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Muc5b is required for airway defence

Michelle G. Roy, Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico, Ashley A. Fletcher et al. · Nature · 2013 · 773 citations

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Correction: Corrigendum: Non-invasive airway health assessment: Synchrotron imaging reveals effects of rehydrating treatments on mucociliary transit in-vivo

Martin Donnelley, Kaye S. Morgan, Karen K. W. Siu et al. · Scientific Reports · 2014 · 735 citations · Full text

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Motile Cilia of Human Airway Epithelia Are Chemosensory

Alok S. Shah, Yehuda Ben‐Shahar, Thomas O. Moninger et al. · Science · 2009 · 717 citations · Full text

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    Steven M. Rowe

    University of Alabama at Birmingham, United States

    20 publications · 1.3K citations

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    Malcolm King

    University of Alberta, Canada

    20 publications · 722 citations

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    Édith Puchelle

    Inserm, France

    15 publications · 704 citations

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    Yoshiaki Nakai

    Osaka City University, Japan

    17 publications · 558 citations

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    Guillermo J. Tearney

    Massachusetts General Hospital, United States

    14 publications · 1K citations

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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    22 h-index

    127 publications

    20.1K citations

  2. University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, United States

    21 h-index

    173 publications

    10K citations

  3. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    21 h-index

    70 publications

    4.1K citations

  4. Inserm

    Paris, France

    17 h-index

    83 publications

    4.4K citations

  5. Mount Sinai Medical Center

    Miami Beach, United States

    15 h-index

    70 publications

    3.6K citations

  6. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    3.6K citations

  7. Lung Institute

    Dallas, United States

    15 h-index

    66 publications

    3.3K citations

  8. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    15 h-index

    46 publications

    2.6K citations

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  1. PubMed

    Repository · 132 publications · 4.6K citations

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  2. Acta Oto-Laryngologica

    55 publications · 1.8K citations

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  3. Journal of Applied Physiology

    26 publications · 1.5K citations

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  4. Annals of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology

    33 publications · 1K citations

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  5. The Laryngoscope

    33 publications · 1.2K citations

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