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Mucociliary Clearance
Mucociliary Transport | Clearance, Mucociliary | Clearances, Mucociliary | Mucociliary Clearances | Mucociliary Transports | Transport, Mucociliary | Transports, Mucociliary
Rate of ciliary and secretory activity of the respiratory submucosal glands. It is a non-specific host defense mechanism, measurable in vivo by mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers. |
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