The anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and pathology of tracheobronchial mucus secretion and the use of expectorant drugs in human disease

Pharmacol Ther B. 1978;3(4):441-79. doi: 10.1016/s0306-039x(78)90010-7.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Arginine / therapeutic use
  • Ascorbic Acid / therapeutic use
  • Bronchi / anatomy & histology
  • Bronchi / drug effects
  • Bronchi / metabolism*
  • Bronchi / physiology
  • Carbonates / therapeutic use
  • Copper / therapeutic use
  • Detergents / therapeutic use
  • Dithiothreitol / therapeutic use
  • Expectorants / therapeutic use*
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hydrolases / therapeutic use
  • Iodides / therapeutic use
  • Ipecac / analogs & derivatives
  • Ipecac / therapeutic use
  • Mucus / analysis
  • Mucus / metabolism*
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / therapeutic use
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / drug therapy
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / etiology
  • Respiratory Tract Diseases / physiopathology
  • Trachea / anatomy & histology
  • Trachea / drug effects
  • Trachea / metabolism*
  • Trachea / physiology
  • Urea / therapeutic use
  • Water / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Carbonates
  • Detergents
  • Expectorants
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Iodides
  • Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
  • Water
  • Copper
  • Ipecac
  • Urea
  • Arginine
  • Hydrolases
  • Ascorbic Acid
  • Dithiothreitol