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Mucous Membrane

"Mucous Membrane" 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.

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An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mucous Membrane" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Mucous Membrane" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 24 publications over 18 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2004 and 2007 and 2009 and 2011 and 2017 and 2020
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