title: Mucous elements in the nose.
abstract: A review of studies of the nasal mucous elements by whole-mount methods. Goblet cell development is described till the 30th week of gestation, by which density is still very small. Density must increase towards and after birth. Some problems concerning intraepithelial, anterior nasal as well as Bowman's glands are discussed. The development of the small sero-mucous glands is described and their distribution and density discussed.
mesh_terms: D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology / Q000196:embryology