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mucous membrane

Also known as mucus membrane, mucous membranes

protective layer which lines the interior of hollow organs

AI overview

A mucous membrane is a protective layer that lines the inside of hollow organs in your body, such as your nose, mouth, and digestive tract. It matters because it helps protect these sensitive internal surfaces and keeps them moist and functioning properly.

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Vinony's link graph records 1,314 inbound references to mucous membrane, and connects out to renal medulla, collecting duct system and lip.

Vinony files it under Anatomy and Membrane biology.

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Research

254,467 papers

Mucous membrane pemphigoid.ReviewDental clinics of North America · 2013Xu HH, Werth VP, Parisi E et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2013.07.003
Multifaceted mucous membrane pemphigoid.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2022Heymann WRDOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2022.04.051
Nivolumab-related mucous membrane pemphigoid.ReviewEuropean journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 2019Sibaud V, Vigarios E, Siegfried A et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.08.030
Management of mucous membrane pemphigoid: a literature review and update.ReviewEuropean journal of dermatology : EJD · 2022Alrashdan MS, Kamaguchi MDOI: 10.1684/ejd.2021.4132
[Differential diagnoses of ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid].ReviewDie Ophthalmologie · 2023Steven PDOI: 10.1007/s00347-023-01863-z
Immunoglobulin M mucous membrane pemphigoid.Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft = Journal of the German Society of Dermatology : JDDG · 2023Yilmaz K, Hammers CM, Boch K et al.DOI: 10.1111/ddg.14973
The Diagnosis and Blistering Mechanisms of Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid.ReviewFrontiers in immunology · 2019Kamaguchi M, Iwata HDOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.00034
Pathogenesis of mucous membrane pemphigoid.ReviewDermatologic clinics · 2011Kourosh AS, Yancey KBDOI: 10.1016/j.det.2011.03.011

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Encyclopedic overview

A mucous membrane or mucosa is a membrane that lines various cavities in the body of an organism and covers the surface of internal organs. It consists of one or more layers of epithelial cells overlying a layer of loose connective tissue known as the lamina propria. It is mostly of endodermal origin and is continuous with the skin at body openings such as the eyes, eyelids, ears, inside the nose, inside the mouth, lips, the genital areas, the urethral opening and the anus. Some mucous membranes secrete mucus, a thick protective fluid. The function of the membrane is to stop pathogens and dirt from entering the body and to prevent bodily tissues from becoming dehydrated.

Amphibians, fish, snails, slugs, and some other invertebrates also produce external mucus from their epidermis as protection against pathogens, to help in movement, and to line fish gills. Plants produce a similar substance called mucilage that is also produced by some microorganisms.

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