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Table 2 Results of the measurement of the clearance curve parameters

From: Mucociliary and long-term particle clearance in airways of patients with immotile cilia

 

Unit

Mean +/- SD

Clearance

  

As

 

0.57 +/- 0.12

T1/2f

hours

16.8 +/- 8.6**

T1/2s

days

121 +/- 25

Retention

  

Ret6 h

%

88.8 +/- 5.3**

Ret1 d

%

72.6 +/- 6.6**

Ret1 w

%

54.8 +/- 11.0

Ret9 m

%

13.9 +/- 5.4

  1. (Ret6 h, 1 d, 1 w and 9 m are retention data after 6 hours, 1 day, 1 week and 9 months; *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01 for PCD patients versus reference data from a previous study [24]).
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Respiratory Research

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