Browsing by Subject "Mucociliary clearance"
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O muco traqueobrônquico humano mantido em temperatura ambiente e suas propriedades físico-químicas
(Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, 2007-02-01)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect that maintaining tracheobronchial sputum at room temperature has on the analysis of ciliary transport and cough, as well as on the contact angle. METHODS: Hyaline sputum was collected from ...
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Transport of mucoid mucus in healthy individuals and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis
(Elsevier B.V., 2013-09-01)Objective: To characterise and compare the in vitro transport properties of respiratory mucoid secretion in individuals with no lung disease and in stable patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and ...