mucosa
Any epithelium that secretes mucus, such as the mucous membrane lining the alimentary canal.
[edit] Mucosa
The mucosa is the innermost layer of the gastrointestinal tract, surrounding the lumen, or space within the tube.
muscularis mucosae Smooth muscle fibers around the mucosa of the gut wall, surrounding the lamina propria and surrounded by the submucosa.
mushroom Common name for a group of fungi (Basidiomycetes) that produce an aboveground reproductive structure.
The mucous coat (tunica mucosa) is thin, smooth, and of a pale rose color. It is continuous above through the ureters with the lining membrane of the renal tubules, and below with that of the urethra.
Several interesting characteristics of Helicobacter pylori, which resides in mucosa or apposed to epithelia and causes gastric and duodenal ulcers in humans, were reported by Jean-Francois Tomb (TIGR) and Douglas E.
We were talking about how HIV can infect the body through the blood, or through mucosal lining cells, and what happens-it comes in and the innate immune system tries to attack it and prevent it from infecting.
Adult stem cells isolated from the olfactory mucosa (cells linking the inside of the nose involved in the sense of smell) have the ability to develop into many different cell types if they are given the right chemical environment.
It is marked by inflammation of the nasal mucosa, the pharynx and conjunctiva and by headache and severe, often generalised myalgia. Fever, chills and prostration are common.
Expression of CD4 and CCR5 is highest in memory T cells that reside in mucosal effector lymphoid tissue.
allergic rhinitis (hay fever) in which airborne allergens react with IgE-sensitized mast cells in the nasal mucosa and the tissues around the eyes; ...
A female sex hormone secreted by the corpus luteum that, in conjunction with estradiol, functions to prepare and maintain the uterine mucosa for the reception, implantation, and development of a fetus if fertilization occurs.
estradiol A female sex hormone secreted by the ovary which, in conjunction with progesterone, functions to maintian the uterine mucosa in case fertilization occurs.
 See also: Trans, Cells, Human, Tissue, Organ
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