"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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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucus" by people in Profiles.
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Helix aspersa maxima mucus exhibits antimelanogenic and antitumoral effects against melanoma cells. Biomed Pharmacother. 2018 May; 101:871-880.
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Colitis cystica profunda simulating rectal carcinoma. A case report. S Afr Med J. 1987 Aug 15; 72(4):289-90.