the structures identified to have a marked chloroform-metabolizing capacity were , besides the liver , the kidney cortex , the mucosa of the bronchial tree , the tracheal mucosa , the olfactory and respiratory nasal mucosa , bowman 's glands in the olfactory lamina propria mucosae , steno 's gland ( the lateral nasal gland ) , the mucosa of the oesophagus , the larynx , the tongue , the gingiva , the cheek , the naso-pharyngeal duct , the pharynx and the soft palate ( but not the hard palate ) .
C0037361
olfactory
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naso