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  2. Goblet cell - Wikipedia

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    The excessive mucus production seen in allergic asthma patients is due to goblet cell metaplasia, the differentiation of airway epithelial cells into mucin producing goblet cells. [17] These cells produce the thick mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B , which clog the airway, leading to the airflow obstruction characteristic of asthma .

  3. Mucous gland - Wikipedia

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    Mucous glands, also known as muciparous glands, are found in several different parts of the body, and they typically stain lighter than serous glands during standard histological preparation. Most are multicellular, but goblet cells are single-celled glands.

  4. Foveolar cell - Wikipedia

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    Mucous neck cells are found in the necks of the gastric glands. The mucus-secreting cells of the stomach can be distinguished histologically from the intestinal goblet cells , another type of mucus-secreting cell.

  5. Mucus - Wikipedia

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    Mucus is made up of a fluid component of around 95% water, the mucin secretions from the goblet cells, and the submucosal glands (2–3% glycoproteins), proteoglycans (0.1–0.5%), lipids (0.3–0.5%), proteins, and DNA. [7] The major mucins secreted – MUC5AC and MUC5B - are large polymers that give the mucus its rheologic or viscoelastic ...

  6. Respiratory epithelium - Wikipedia

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    Goblet cells, so named because they are shaped like a wine goblet, are columnar epithelial cells that contain membrane-bound mucous granules and secrete mucus as part of the airway surface liquid (ASL), also known as the epithelial lining fluid, the composition of which is tightly regulated; the mucus helps maintain epithelial moisture and ...

  7. Gastrointestinal wall - Wikipedia

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    The epithelium, the most exposed part of the mucosa, is a glandular epithelium with many goblet cells. Goblet cells secrete mucus , which lubricates the passage of food along and protects the intestinal wall from digestive enzymes.

  8. Intestinal gland - Wikipedia

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    The glands and intestinal villi are covered by epithelium, which contains multiple types of cells: enterocytes (absorbing water and electrolytes), goblet cells (secreting mucus), enteroendocrine cells (secreting hormones), cup cells, myofibroblast, tuft cells, and at the base of the gland, Paneth cells (secreting anti-microbial peptides) and ...

  9. Simple columnar epithelium - Wikipedia

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    These are known as non-ciliated columnar epithelium. Non-ciliated simple columnar epithelium is made up of glandular goblet cells which secrete mucin to form mucus. [1] The rest of the cell is made up of cytoplasm with membrane bound secretory granules which secrete the mucin, and are found towards the apical surface of the cell. [1]