We have located links that may give you full text access.
Case Reports
Journal Article
Evidence of congenitally nonfunctioning cilia in the tracheobronchial tract in two subjects.
American Review of Respiratory Disease 1975 December
Mucociliary transport in the tracheobronchial tract was studies in 2 subjects by having them inhale a radioactively tagged test aerosol and by taking external measurements of the radioacitivity in the lungs for 2 hours. Both subjects had living, yet immotile seprmatozoa; the sperm tails lacked normal dynein arms, which are essential for the bending movements of sperm tails as well as of other cilia. The subjects were classified as suffering from Kartagener's syndrome (situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis) and were shown to have an extremely slow, probably absent transport. The results of the study were in agreement with a recent hypothesis explaining Kartagener's syndrome as due to a genetic lack of dynein arms. An estimate of the importance of mucociliary transport as a protective mechanism of the lung may be possible by examining patients suffering from Kartagener's syndrome.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
A Guide to the Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes for Patients in Shock.Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2024 April 14
Prevention and treatment of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in people with diabetes mellitus: a focus on glucose control and comorbidities.Diabetologia 2024 April 17
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation 2024 April 19
Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Clinical Pearls for Primary Care Providers and Gastroenterologists.Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2024 April
Essential thrombocythaemia: A contemporary approach with new drugs on the horizon.British Journal of Haematology 2024 April 9
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app