title: [Ultrastructure of surfactant-like multilamellar bodies in the human nose].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the distribution of the surfactant-like multilamellar bodies in the human nose.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen specimens obtained from the inferior turbinate, middle turbinate, uncinate process and maxillary sinus were examined under the electron microscope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surfactant-like multilamellar bodies were identified in the epithelium on the lateral wall and maxillary sinus.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The existence of surfactant-like multilamellar bodies in the human lateral nasal wall and maxillary sinus were confirmed. It is necessary to have further study for its effect in the nose both physiologically and pharmacologically.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China. Ronaldwang@Xinhuanet.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000473:pathology*