Evaluation of model systems for study of airway epithelium, cilia, and mucus.

Animals Bronchi Bronchitis/etiology,physiopathology Cilia Disease Models, Animal Dogs Epithelium Glycoproteins/metabolism Haplorhini Humans Lung Mice Mitosis Mucins/metabolism Mucous Membrane/physiopathology Mucus/metabolism Plants, Toxic Rabbits Rats Smoking Spirometry Sputum Sulfur Dioxide Tobacco

Glycoproteins Mucins Sulfur Dioxide