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*Prevents dessication of the mucosal epithelium
 
*Prevents dessication of the mucosal epithelium
 
*Contains antimicrobial substances
 
*Contains antimicrobial substances
*Immunoglobulin - IgA
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*Immunoglobulin - [[IgA]]
**IgA produced by mucosal plasma cells
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**[[IgA]] produced by mucosal plasma cells
**IgA can attach to specific pathogen antigens (viruses, bacteria) trapping them in the mucus for clearance
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**[[IgA]] can attach to specific pathogen antigens (viruses, bacteria) trapping them in the mucus for clearance
 
*Lysosyme
 
*Lysosyme
 
**Direct action on bacterial cell walls
 
**Direct action on bacterial cell walls