Mucus pharmacology.
Until recently the experimental and clinical possibilities for investigation of the pharmacological effects of drugs acting on airway secretions were limited. Nowadays, new biological, physical and chemical techniques of investigation are applied to 'mucology', providing better characterization of this class of drugs. Experimental and clinical approaches are described.
Center for Respiratory Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Milan, Italy.
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Braga
D001991:Bronchitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D009093:Mucus / Q000187:drug effects*