This historical article provides a comprehensive review of early research on the structure
and function of airway submucosal glands. The literature before 1950 or so, is virtually …

Secretory processes in airway submucosal glands contribute to homeostasis and to first-line
defence against inhaled insult. Secretion of high molecular weight mucous glycoproteins …

Physiologic, morphologic, biochemical, and immunologic methods have been used to study
cholinergic and adrenergic regulation of airway submucosal gland secretion. Using a newly …

Submucosal glands of the airways of higher mammalian species are complex structures that
are located in the submucosal tissue of the tracheobronchial tree. The glands open onto the …

We developed methods to study secretions from airway submucosal glands in vivo:
micropipettes with tips specially designed to seal around individual gland duct openings …

Airway submucosal glands secrete both macromolecules and liquid, yet the mechanisms by
which these substances are secreted are not well understood. In this study, a video …

We describe a micropipette method for obtaining secretions from single submucosal gland
ducts in vivo in cat tracheas. The secretory rate of 65 glands sampled under basal conditions …

A graphic reconstruction has been made of a submucosal gland from a normal human main
bronchus, revealing a collecting duct not previously described. Ciliated respiratory …

With evolution, animals moved from. water t? land wi consequent air breathing. Inhalation of
air contaminated with viruses, bacterial, and other particulate material led to protective …

Both the epithelium and submucosal glands of the conducting airways of the lung are
composed of a variety of recognizable cell types as determined by light and electron …