Mucin Production and Mucous Cell Metaplasia in Otitis Media
Figure 5
Mucin monomers are linked in a head-to-head manner in a mucous gel, which is a basis for forming a mucous gel. The inserts in (a) and (b) represent amplifications of a head-to-tail linkage (a node-like structure, (a)) or a mucin backbone (a twisted rope-like structure, (b)).
