Term Details for "mucus layer" (GO:0070701) (original) (raw)

Accession

GO:0070701

Name

mucus layer

Ontology

cellular_component

Synonyms

mucous, mucous layer, mucus, extracellular proteinaceous gel

Alternate IDs

None

Definition

An extracellular region part that consists of a protective layer of mucus secreted by epithelial cells lining tubular organs of the body such as the colon or secreted into fluids such as saliva. Mucus is a viscous slimy secretion consisting of mucins (i.e. highly glycosylated mucin proteins) and various inorganic salts dissolved in water, with suspended epithelial cells and leukocytes.Source: GOC:krc,Wikipedia:Mucin,PMID:18806221,GOC:mm2,GOC:mah,PMID:19432394

Comment

None

History

See term history for GO:0070701 at QuickGO

Chem. react.

None

Subset

None

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