The effects of temperature and anesthetic agents on ciliary function in murine respiratory epithelia

• Main Authors: Adam B Christopher (Author), Sebastian eOchoa (Author), Evonne eKrushansky (Author), Richard eFrancis (Author), Xin eTian (Author), Maliha eZahid (Author), Ricardo eMunoz (Author), Cecilia W. Lo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mucus transport mediated by motile cilia in the airway is an important defense mechanism for prevention of respiratory infections. As cilia motility can be depressed by hypothermia or exposure to anesthetics, in this study we investigated the individual and combined effects of dexmedetom...