Defensive Properties of Mucin Glycoproteins during Respiratory Infections—Relevance for SARS-CoV-2

ABSTRACT Mucus plays a pivotal role in protecting the respiratory tract against microbial infections. It acts as a primary contact site to entrap microbes and facilitates their removal from the respiratory tract via the coordinated beating of motile cilia. The major components of airway mucus are he...

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Autores principales: Maitrayee Chatterjee, Jos P. M. van Putten, Karin Strijbis
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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