The number of ciliated or squamous epithelial cells should be noted, but they are not included in the differential count. Because this procedure is operator dependent, it should be performed by an ...

Airway epithelial cells act as a physical barrier against environmental toxins and injury ... Various reports suggest an increased risk for upper respiratory tract infections in athletes following ...

The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls of the trachea help to keep it open ciliated epithelium and goblet cells to ... parts of the respiratory system as shown ...

We don’t know much about the regulation of endocytosis and cell-to-cell transport in the muco-ciliary epithelium of the upper respiratory tract. Viruses, on the other hand, know all about it. We use ...