Mucins
"Mucins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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High molecular weight mucoproteins that protect the surface of EPITHELIAL CELLS by providing a barrier to particulate matter and microorganisms. Membrane-anchored mucins may have additional roles concerned with protein interactions at the cell surface.
| Descriptor ID |
D009077
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.395.560.631
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mucins" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Shah DS, Homer NA, Epstein A, Durairaj VD. Simultaneous presentation of orbital mantle cell lymphoma and endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma. Orbit. 2022 Aug; 41(4):509-513.
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Homer NA, Hoesly PM, Durairaj VD. Atypical presentation of an endocrine mucin-producing sweat gland carcinoma of the eyelid. Orbit. 2021 Feb; 40(1):81-82.