goblet cell in English

noun
1
a column-shaped cell found in the respiratory and intestinal tracts, which secretes the main component of mucus.
In the large proximal airways, goblet cells secrete mucus, which traps deposited particles and is then propelled upwards by ciliated cells to be either expectorated or swallowed.

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1. Goblet cell Carcinoids (GCC) of the appendix are a subtype of appendiceal cancer

2. 19 Aim Establish a novel mouse model of airway goblet cell hyperplasia and mucus hypersecretion.

3. 5 The entry of larval trichonemes into the lumina of the tubular glands generally provokes an inflammatory response together with marked goblet cell hypertrophy.

4. Chrysin Abrogates cisplatin-induced oxidative stress, p53 expression, goblet cell disintegration and apoptotic responses in the jejunum of Wistar rats - Volume 108 Issue 9 - Rehan Khan, Abdul Quaiyoom Khan, Wajhul Qamar, Abdul Lateef, Farrah Ali, Muneeb U