Its key building blocks are mucins, which are long proteins decorated with complex sugars that make them look like bottlebrushes. These sugars help attract water, Boucher said, and the mucins form ...
Herriot, 69347 Lyon Cedex 03, France. BACKGROUND Mucins play an important protective role in the colonic mucosa. Luminal factors modulating colonic mucus release have been not fully identified. AIM To ...
Most dentists recommend using mouthwash after brushing and flossing to kill bacteria and provide additional fluoride protection. There are even specialty mouthwashes designed specifically to assist ...
These bioadhesive polymer layers on the luminal side are bound via Ca +2 to endogenous mucins, forming a gel-like system on the tissue. Tissues with such a artifical mucin on top are shielded ...