mucus: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PNAS - What it takes for a cough to expel mucus from the airway. Sep 11, 2026
Add new Web site: American Society of Microbiology - Why Mucus and Phlegm Matter in Health and Disease. Dec 23, 2025
Add new Web site: American Lung Association - Mucus. Sep 05, 2025
Add new Web site: BMC - Critical Care - Physiology and pathophysiology of mucus and mucolytic use in critically ill patients. May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Cell Press - Current Biology - Mucus. Oct 10, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - What it takes for a cough to expel mucus from the airway. Jun 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Nature - New developments in goblet cell mucus secretion and function. Feb 09, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Mucus. Oct 24, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - What Causes Excess Mucus in Your Throat and What to Do About It. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology - Mucus and Mucins: The Underappreciated Host Defence System. Jul 25, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What is Mucus? Jun 13, 2023
Add new Web site: MedicineNet - What is Mucus? Apr 17, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Mucus. Mar 09, 2023
Add new Web site: Harvard University - Science in the News - All About That Mucus: How it keeps us healthy. Dec 16, 2022
Add new Web site: WebMD - What Is Postnasal Drip? Sep 06, 2019
Media added. Sep 17, 2010
Added new Web site: The Nemours Foundation - Kids' Health for Kids - Mucus. Dec 03, 2007
Added new Web site: Colorado State - Mucus and Mucins. Dec 03, 2007
Article revised. Jun 14, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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