mucosa
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In humans, for example, this is the case in the intestinal mucosa or the liver.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
IgM is also unique because it is found both in the blood and the mucosa, which is a moist tissue that lines the body canals, including the nose, mouth, and intestine.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2023
The study explored molecular-level changes occurring in human olfactory mucosa cells when exposed to different emissions derived from traffic.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2023
"Despite extensive in vitro experimentation, how P. aeruginosa forms biofilms at the airway mucosa is unresolved," the authors of the paper explained.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2023
It is not hard to understand that in these cases there is produced an irritation of the intestinal mucosa, corresponding to that seen in the skin.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
At the same time, scientists are developing a new generation of vaccines that may give broader immunity or elicit a stronger response in the mucosae of the respiratory tract.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 22, 2021
The team analyzed almost 270,000 cells from swab samples taken from the nasal mucosae of people aged between four weeks and 77 years.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 26, 2021
Cells may migrate beyond the lamina muscularis mucosae and form a carcinoma or spread to distant sites in the body.
From Nature ● Sep. 18, 2013
Sometimes called mucosae, these epithelial membranes line the body cavities and hollow passageways that open to the external environment, and include the digestive, respiratory, excretory, and reproductive tracts.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
