Compact Mucin (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

Compact Mucin

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This is an electron microscopy of large, compact mucin protein that keeps mucus too thick and sticky, causing problems for CF patients.

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M. Kesimer/J. Griffith, UNC School of Medicine

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