The mucus plug is usually thick, like jelly, and sticky. Vaginal discharge is usually thinner and more slippery than sticky.

Cephalopod suction was previously thought to be a product of these creatures’ soft, flexible bodies, which can deform easily ...

An increase in white, creamy discharge in pregnancy is normal, but some vaginal discharge may signal an infection or other ...

Discover 6 alarming reasons why your mucus turns brown and what this color change means for your health. Learn when to seek medical help immediately.

Mucus and phlegm are considered to be two distinct forms of secretions. Mucus is considered to be a normal protective layering that exists in several areas of the body.

Tracheostomy suctioning is a procedure that helps remove mucus and other airway secretions around the tracheostomy opening and lower airway. Learn more here.

Nasal secretions include mucous cell products (glycoproteins), plasma proteins (albumin, immunoglobulins), serous cell products (secretory IgA, peroxidase, lysozyme), and miscellaneous substances ...

In patients with COPD, increased parasympathetic nervous system activity leads to bronchoconstriction and mucus secretion. [6] Anticholinergic agents induce relaxation of airway smooth muscle.

The study found that antibiotics hinder the secretion of protective mucus, leading to bacterial infiltration, systemic bacterial antigen replication, and ulcer development—hallmarks of IBD.

DURING an investigation of mucous secretion on the proboscis of Harrimania kupfferi1 ultra-thin sections were made of the epithelium of various parts of the body including proboscis, collar and ...