[Ultrastructural characteristics of the epithelium of the nasal mucosa in ozena].
1967
S Barbera, and
C Galletti, and
G Germanà, and
G F Passantino
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008297
Male
Males
D009297
Nasal Mucosa
The mucous lining of the NASAL CAVITY, including lining of the nostril (vestibule) and the OLFACTORY MUCOSA. Nasal mucosa consists of ciliated cells, GOBLET CELLS, brush cells, small granule cells, basal cells (STEM CELLS) and glands containing both mucous and serous cells.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012222
Rhinitis, Atrophic
A chronic inflammation in which the NASAL MUCOSA gradually changes from a functional to a non-functional lining without mucociliary clearance. It is often accompanied by degradation of the bony TURBINATES, and the foul-smelling mucus which forms a greenish crust (ozena).