Density of goblet cells on normal adult nasal turbinates.
On the basis of 10 middle and 10 inferior turbinates from autopsies on normal adults, a quantitative study of the goblet cells was performed, using the whole-mount method. There was quite some increase in density into the posterior direction, with a generally higher density on the inferior than on the middle turbinate. The results are related to the current of air in the nose.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003720:Densitometry / Q000379:methods; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000166:cytology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000166:cytology; D014420:Turbinates / Q000166:cytology*