title: Nasal mucociliary function during the menstrual cycle in healthy women.
abstract: Nasal mucociliary transport time was studied in nine healthy women over the menstrual cycle using the vegetable charcoal powder technique. Three measurements were made at different points of the cycle: during the early follicular phase, periovulatory phase and luteal phase. The mean transport times were 10.1 +/- 3.50, 5.1 +/- 2.08 and 7.5 +/- 3.28 minutes, respectively. Transit was significantly accelerated during the periovulatory phase (p less than 0.01), when the seric estrogens are at their highest level.
authors.affiliation: Valencia University Clinic Hospital, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armengot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Basterra
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marco
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000502:physiology*; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance / Q000502:physiology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values