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What is a mucin?

What is a mucin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus
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The epithelial cells lining the cyst contained abundant mucin vacuoles that filled the cytoplasm of the luminal half of the cells.
The columnar or cuboidal biliary-type cells were pseudostratified and often contained mucin vacuoles.
This skeleton was composed of hard cartilage, and arose in white fibrous tissue containing gelatin rather than mucin.
Mayer mucicarmine and periodic acid-Schiff with diastase staining demonstrated the presence of intracytoplasmic and luminal mucin.
Since then, there have been other reports describing various saprophytic fungal organisms in cultures from allergic mucin.
They may be recruited by injury to the epithelium and their elastases are potent mucin secretagogues that can facilitate plasma exudation.

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