title: Mucous cells of the tracheobronchial tree in the ferret.
abstract: Mucosubstances in the tracheobronchial tree of the ferret were studied histochemically. The submucous glands contained predominantly neutral mucins. Scattered between these were cells containing sulphated mucins and sialidase-labile and sialidase-resistant sialomucins. Most of the goblet cells in the trachea, as well as those in the bronchi and larger bronchioles, contained sulphated mucins. A smaller proportion of the goblet cells showed sialidase-labile and sialidase-resistant sialomucins. It will be interesting to see whether ferrets can be used to produce animal models for hypersecretory diseases such as cystic fibrosis and chronic bronchitis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001980:Bronchi / Q000166:cytology*; D005260:Female; D005289:Ferrets; D006652:Histological Techniques; D008297:Male; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000166:cytology; D009439:Neuraminidase; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014132:Trachea / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins; D009439:Neuraminidase