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IMMUNOLOGY AND ALLERGY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
Volume 29, Issue 4, Pages 631-+Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.iac.2009.07.004
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Chronic rhinosinusitis; Mucociliary clearance; Cilia; Mucus; Respiratory epithelium
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Chronic rhinosinusitis is a common disease resulting from inflammation of the sinonasal mucosa. It has long been recognized that patients with chronic rhinosinusitis have impaired capacity to clear sinonasal secretions. However, the cause of this pathologic process is not well understood. In this article the components of mucociliary clearance, including cilia, mucus production, and cilia beat frequency, are reviewed and alterations of the system discussed regarding contribution to the disease process.
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