mucin
- noun
- /ˈmjuːsɪn/
- Specialized
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mucina
- Davies and Singer compared the use of a mucin-based artificial saliva and a pilocarpine mouthwash in the treatment of radiation-induced xerostomia.
- stain positive for mucin
- polymorphic epithelial mucin
- epithelial mucin
The junk foods also contain emulsifiers like polysorbate and carrageenan and lecithins that degrade the mucin layer.
- The junk foods also contain emulsifiers like polysorbate and carrageenan and lecithins that degrade the mucin layer.
- So I'm definitely in my snail mucin era and I'm all about it.
- You can see here that it recreates the snail mucin texture without harming any snails.
- Ampules are super concentrated and I love using this because it has snail mucin in it.
- And we'll talk about it in a second because it's quite a thing, this snail mucin.
Examples
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In the intestines, mucin forms a gel-like layer that protects the gut lining from irritation.
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The submandibular gland secretes a mixture of serous and mucin.
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So I'm definitely in my snail mucin era and I'm all about it.
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Ampules are super concentrated and I love using this because it has snail mucin in it.
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It's a snail mucin, which is a protein in snail mucus.
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More common, however, are edema, extensive mucin deposition, and slight sclerosis.
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As the amount of ptyalin decreases and mucin increases, saliva can become thick and viscous and present problems for the elderly.
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The control and GABA+HS groups showed greater numbers of goblet cells, and mucin secreted by the goblet cells also seemed to form an effective mechanical barrier.
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MUC5B encodes a mucin-5B precursor protein that contributes to airway mucous production and might have an important role in lung host defense.
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The protective barrier of the stomach is largely composed of mucin, which helps prevent damage from gastric acids.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mucin comes from mucus, a Latin word meaning 'slime', plus the ending -in that names proteins. So mucin is the slimy protein in mucus that helps lubricate and protect body surfaces.
