Details for airway fluid
airway fluidBTO (BRENDA Tissue Ontology) ID
BTO:0003606
BTO:0003606 is linked to 1 enzymes:
Definition
Airway fluid comprises a number of components including water, salts, enzymes, mucus glycoproteins and other proteins which in the correct proportions confer its protective characteristics. For example mucus comprises only 1% of the fluid but is essential to the viscoelastic properties necessary for mucociliary clearance
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