An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.
    

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'Pectocel' : pectin and kaolin compound.

Herpes zoster 1954 New series. The whole question of herpes simplex Dec 1954

Thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier, le 30 août 1841 / par Perez Ramirez (Manuel).

Mucus and mucosa.

Pigmented atrophy of the mucous membrane of the small intestine of malarial origin / by Leonard Rogers.

Krankheiten der Mundschleimhaut und der Lippen.

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Herpes zoster 1954 New series. The whole question of herpes simplex Dec 1954

Thèse présentée et publiquement soutenue à la Faculté de médecine de Montpellier, le 30 août 1841 / par Perez Ramirez (Manuel).

Mucus and mucosa.

Pigmented atrophy of the mucous membrane of the small intestine of malarial origin / by Leonard Rogers.

Krankheiten der Mundschleimhaut und der Lippen.