title: Role of the airway epithelium in defense against inhaled invaders.
authors.forename: A Nadel
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity; D000485:Allergens / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000502:physiology*; D005100:Expectorants / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D009093:Mucus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens; D005100:Expectorants; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D066246:ErbB Receptors