title: Mucus clearance as a primary innate defense mechanism for mammalian airways.
authors.affiliation: Cystic Fibrosis/Pulmonary Research and Treatment Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Knowles
authors.forename: Richard C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Boucher
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D012143:Respiratory Physiological Phenomena; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000276:immunology*