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The results of an immunohistological study of the normal human nasal mucosa show that there are frequently vimentin-positive cells detectable in addition to cytokeratins in the respiratory epithelium. The vimentin cells are probably ciliated and/or goblet type in origin. Furthermore, some co-expressing cells were found in basal parts of the submucous glands.
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Kasper, M., Stosiek, P. The expression of vimentin in epithelial cells from human nasal mucosa. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 248, 53–56 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00634782
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