"Mucus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
| Descriptor ID |
D009093
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A12.200.503
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucus" by people in Profiles.
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[Mucociliary clearance in COVID-19 - an underestimated danger area in early phase of disease?] MMW Fortschr Med. 2021 09; 163(Suppl 5):21-27.
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Gekko gecko extract attenuates airway inflammation and mucus hypersecretion in a murine model of ovalbumin-induced asthma. J Ethnopharmacol. 2022 Jan 10; 282:114574.
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SARS-CoV-2-infected primary human airway epithelia illustrate mucus hypersecretion. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 09; 148(3):909.
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Simulated sunlight decreases the viability of SARS-CoV-2 in mucus. PLoS One. 2021; 16(6):e0253068.
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Role of bronchoscopy in critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Rev Clin Esp (Barc). 2021 Aug-Sep; 221(7):430-431.
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Exhaled aerosol increases with COVID-19 infection, age, and obesity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 02 23; 118(8).
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Autopsy and Histologic Findings of Patients with New Coronavirus Pneumonia: The Pathologic Associations with Hypoxemia. Med Sci Monit. 2021 Feb 13; 27:e928837.
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The proteomic characteristics of airway mucus from critical ill COVID-19 patients. Life Sci. 2021 Mar 15; 269:119046.
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Transmission risk of viruses in large mucosalivary droplets on the surface of objects: A time-based analysis. Infect Dis Now. 2021 May; 51(3):219-227.
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Mucus production stimulated by IFN-AhR signaling triggers hypoxia of COVID-19. Cell Res. 2020 12; 30(12):1078-1087.