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Mucins

secretions from epithelial cells in the mucosa of respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts, as well as from the submaxillary and sublingual salivary glands. Mucins are mixtures of the carbohydrate-protein compounds known as glycoproteins and impart moisture and elasticity to the mucosa. Salivary mucins promote the moistening and adhesion of food particles for smooth passage through the esophagus. Covering the gastrointestinal mucosa, mucins provide protection from the action of proteolytic enzymes in gastric and intestinal juices. Mucins perform an overall protective function in the organism; for example, they inhibit the erythrocyte agglutination caused by the influenza virus.

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No references found			Mucins are the primary airway gel-forming proteins with attached oligosaccharide (sugar) side chains. Mucus and sputum: what drug therapy works? by Gardenhire, Doug / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine The research team led by Kermit Carraway have discovered a protein called Muc4, which belongs to a group of proteins called mucins, commonly found in fluids such as tears and mucus. Scientists identify protein that helps breast cancer spread by Asian News International The respiratory physiology section highlights the role of mucins in airway function while the endocrinology section discusses the involvement of G protein-coupled receptor pathways in neuroendocrine and reproductive physiology. Annual review of physiology; v.70, 2008 by SciTech Book News			MUA Muallaqat Muammar Al Qaddafi Muar Muawiya Muawiyah I Mubarak Mubarak, Hosni Mubarak, Muhammad Hosni Mubariakov, Arslan Mubariakov, Arslan Kotlyakhmetovich muc-, muci-, muco- MUCAL Mucchi, Gabriele Mucedinaceae Mucha, Alphonse Muchkapskii Mucic Acid mucigel mucigen Mucilage Mucilage Receptacle mucin mucinosis mucinous cyst Mucins muck muck soil mucker mucking muckraker Muckrakers Muckross mucocele mucocutaneous Mucoid mucolytic Mucopolysaccharide mucopolysaccharidosis Mucoprotein mucopurulent Mucorales mucormycosis mucosa mucosanguineous mucous mucous cell mucous colitis mucous connective tissue mucous cyst mucous degeneration			Mucin-Hypersecreting Papillary Cholangiocarcinoma Mucin-Like Cancer-associated Antigen Mucin-Producing Pancreatic Tumor Mucin-Type Glycoprotein mucinase Mucine-1 mucinemia Mucinex mucinogen mucinogen mucinoid mucinoid mucinomimetics mucinosis mucinosis mucinous mucinous mucinous Mucinous Adenocarcinoma with Signet Ring Cell mucinous carcinoid mucinous carcinoid mucinous carcinoma mucinous carcinoma mucinous carcinoma mucinous cyst mucinous cystadenoma Mucinous Ductal Ectasia Mucinous Ductectatic/Cystic Lesions Mucinous Intestinal Borderline Tumors Mucinous Tumor of Low Malignant Potential Mucins mucinuria muciparous muciparous muciparous gland Mucius Mucivore muck muck muck muck muck muck muck muck about muck about muck about muck about or around muck around muck around muck around muck around Muck bar muck in Muck iron muck itch muck out muck out muck out muck pile Muck rake

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