Sentences with phrase «mucociliary escalator»

Once inside the body, the bordetella cells irritate the mucociliary escalator in a dog's respiratory tract.

Without this a fully functional mucociliary escalator, invading bacteria, especially Bordetella bronchiseptica, the chief agent of Kennel Cough, may simply march down the airways unimpeded.

One of these is called the mucociliary escalator.

Things like stress, heavy dust, poor ventilation, cold temperatures and cigarette smoke can damage the mucociliary escalator.

Without this, a fully functional mucociliary escalator or invading bacteria, especially Bordetella bronchiseptica, the chief agent of kennel cough, may simply march down the airways unimpeded.

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The cilia are part of the mucociliary apparatus that is responsible for transporting particles (viruses, bacteria, dust) out of the lungs, similar to an escalator.