"Cilia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Populations of thin, motile processes found covering the surface of ciliates (CILIOPHORA) or the free surface of the cells making up ciliated EPITHELIUM. Each cilium arises from a basic granule in the superficial layer of CYTOPLASM. The movement of cilia propels ciliates through the liquid in which they live. The movement of cilia on a ciliated epithelium serves to propel a surface layer of mucus or fluid. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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D002923
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A11.284.180.165
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cilia" by people in Profiles.
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Hyaluronidase augments pneumolysin-mediated injury to human ciliated epithelium. Int J Infect Dis. 2007 Jan; 11(1):11-5.
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Neutrophils potentiate platinum-mediated injury to human ciliated epithelium in vitro. Inhal Toxicol. 2005 May; 17(6):297-301.
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The effects of pneumolysin and hydrogen peroxide, alone and in combination, on human ciliated epithelium in vitro. Respir Med. 2002 Aug; 96(8):580-5.
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Oxidant-mediated ciliary dysfunction in human respiratory epithelium. Free Radic Biol Med. 1994 Jul; 17(1):1-10.
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The interaction of Streptococcus pneumoniae with intact human respiratory mucosa in vitro. Eur Respir J. 1992 May; 5(5):576-83.
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Ciliary beat frequency and structure of recipient and donor epithelia following lung transplantation. Eur Respir J. 1991 Jul; 4(7):796-801.
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Effect of Streptococcus pneumoniae on human respiratory epithelium in vitro. Infect Immun. 1989 Jul; 57(7):2006-13.