mucosa

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IgM is also unique because it is found both in the blood and the mucosa, which is a moist tissue that lines the body canals, including the nose, mouth, and intestine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

The human olfactory mucosa is a tissue directly exposed to the environment and in direct contact with the brain.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

Exposure to emissions from both renewable and fossil diesel significantly altered the expression of genes associated with inflammatory response, xenobiotic metabolism, olfactory signalling and olfactory mucosa integrity.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

"Despite extensive in vitro experimentation, how P. aeruginosa forms biofilms at the airway mucosa is unresolved," the authors of the paper explained.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023

Then the tracheal mucosa below the wound should be gently touched with a sterile bent probe, to induce cough to rid the lower air passages of accumulated secretions.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier