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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Se_även" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Se_även"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Se även</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Se_även-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Referenser" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Referenser"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Referenser</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Referenser-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Innehåll" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc 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mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Gå till en artikel på ett annat språk. Tillgänglig på 64 språk" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-64" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">64 språk</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7" title="مخاط – arabiska" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مخاط" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="arabiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moco" title="Moco – aragonesiska" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Moco" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="aragonesiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurma" title="Jurma – aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="Jurma" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE" title="শ্লেষ্মা – bengali" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="শ্লেষ্মা" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="bengali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%96%D0%B7%D1%8C" title="Слізь – belarusiska" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Слізь" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="belarusiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B7" title="Слуз – bulgariska" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Слуз" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="bulgariska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sluz" title="Sluz – bosniska" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Sluz" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="bosniska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mic%27hi" title="Mic'hi – bretonska" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Mic'hi" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="bretonska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucositat" title="Mucositat – katalanska" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Mucositat" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="katalanska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugmo" title="Kugmo – cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Kugmo" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hlen" title="Hlen – tjeckiska" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Hlen" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="tjeckiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sn mw-list-item"><a href="https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzihwa" title="Dzihwa – shona" lang="sn" hreflang="sn" data-title="Dzihwa" data-language-autonym="ChiShona" data-language-local-name="shona" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ChiShona</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mwcws" title="Mwcws – walesiska" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mwcws" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="walesiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim" title="Slim – danska" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Slim" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="danska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleim" title="Schleim – tyska" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Schleim" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="tyska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lima" title="Lima – estniska" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Lima" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="estniska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%BB%CE%AD%CE%BD%CE%BD%CE%B1" title="Βλέννα – grekiska" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Βλέννα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="grekiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus" title="Mucus – engelska" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Mucus" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="engelska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moco" title="Moco – spanska" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Moco" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="spanska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muko" title="Muko – esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Muko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muki" title="Muki – baskiska" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Muki" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="baskiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%B7" title="مخاط – persiska" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مخاط" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="persiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus" title="Mucus – franska" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Mucus" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="franska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moco" title="Moco – galiciska" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Moco" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="galiciska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%90%EC%95%A1" title="점액 – koreanska" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="점액" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="koreanska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE" title="श्लेष्मा – hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="श्लेष्मा" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muko" title="Muko – ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Muko" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sl%C3%ADm" title="Slím – isländska" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Slím" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="isländska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muco" title="Muco – italienska" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Muco" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="italienska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%A8" title="ריר – hebreiska" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="ריר" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="hebreiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%86" title="ಲೋಳೆ – kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಲೋಳೆ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%88_(%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%82)" title="Шырыш (секрет) – kazakiska" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Шырыш (секрет)" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="kazakiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamasi" title="Kamasi – swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Kamasi" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus" title="Mucus – latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Mucus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%BCotas" title="Gļotas – lettiska" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Gļotas" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="lettiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleiv%C4%97s" title="Gleivės – litauiska" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gleivės" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="litauiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ny%C3%A1k_(v%C3%A1lad%C3%A9k)" title="Nyák (váladék) – ungerska" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Nyák (váladék)" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="ungerska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B6%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B7%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%82" title="ശ്ലേഷ്മം – malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ശ്ലേഷ്മം" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukus" title="Mukus – malajiska" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Mukus" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="malajiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slijm" title="Slijm – nederländska" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Slijm" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="nederländska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B2%98%E6%B6%B2" title="粘液 – japanska" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="粘液" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="japanska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sn%C3%B8rr" title="Snørr – norskt bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Snørr" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="norskt bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slim" title="Slim – nynorska" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Slim" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="nynorska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AC%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%97%E0%A8%AE" title="ਬਲਗਮ – punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਬਲਗਮ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Aluz_zwierz%C4%99cy" title="Śluz zwierzęcy – polska" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Śluz zwierzęcy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="polska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muco" title="Muco – portugisiska" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Muco" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="portugisiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%B7%D1%8C" title="Слизь – ryska" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Слизь" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="ryska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mukoza" title="Mukoza – albanska" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Mukoza" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="albanska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-scn mw-list-item"><a href="https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B2ccaru" title="Mòccaru – sicilianska" lang="scn" hreflang="scn" data-title="Mòccaru" data-language-autonym="Sicilianu" data-language-local-name="sicilianska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sicilianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucus" title="Mucus – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Mucus" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%A0lajm" title="Šlajm – serbiska" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Šlajm" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="serbiska" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-su mw-list-item"><a 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class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">dölj</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">Från Wikipedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"><div class="cdx-message cdx-message--block cdx-message--warning mw-revision"><span class="cdx-message__icon"></span><div class="cdx-message__content"><div id="mw-revision-info">Version från den 4 november 2024 kl. 23.22 av <a href="/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndare:Paracel63" class="mw-userlink" title="Användare:Paracel63" data-mw-revid="56169295"><bdi>Paracel63</bdi></a> <span class="mw-usertoollinks">(<a href="/wiki/Anv%C3%A4ndardiskussion:Paracel63" class="mw-usertoollinks-talk" title="Användardiskussion:Paracel63">Diskussion</a> | <a href="/wiki/Special:Bidrag/Paracel63" class="mw-usertoollinks-contribs" title="Special:Bidrag/Paracel63">Bidrag</a>)</span> <span class="comment">(sklickande)</span></div><div id="mw-revision-nav">(<a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&diff=prev&oldid=56169295" title="Slem">skillnad</a>) <a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&direction=prev&oldid=56169295" title="Slem">← Äldre version</a> | visa nuvarande version (skillnad) | Nyare version → (skillnad)</div></div></div></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="sv" dir="ltr"><div class="noexcerpt noprint hanvisning_bas"> <dl><dd><i>För leksaken, se <a href="/wiki/Slajm" title="Slajm">Slajm</a>.  </i></dd></dl></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Fil:Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg/250px-Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="158" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg/375px-Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg/500px-Nasal_Septal_Hematoma.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1588" data-file-height="1005" /></a><figcaption>Människans <a href="/wiki/Luftv%C3%A4g" title="Luftväg">luftvägar</a> omges av <a href="/wiki/Slemhinna" title="Slemhinna">slemhinnor</a>. Slemmet hindrar främmande partiklar från att nå lungorna.</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Slem</b> eller <i>mukus</i> är en typ av <a href="/wiki/Kroppsv%C3%A4tska" title="Kroppsvätska">kroppsvätska</a> eller vätska hos levande organismer. Hos <a href="/wiki/Djur" title="Djur">djur</a> fungerar den som ett <a href="/wiki/Sm%C3%B6rjmedel" title="Smörjmedel">smörj</a>-, <a href="/wiki/Glidmedel" title="Glidmedel">glidmedel</a> och skydd (bland annat mot främmande partiklar), hos växter ibland som skydd mot <a href="/wiki/Insekt" class="mw-redirect" title="Insekt">insektsangrepp</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ett organ eller en vätska som kännetecknas av mycket mukus benämns ofta <i>mukös</i>. Slem i näsan kallas ibland <a href="/wiki/Snor" title="Snor">snor</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funktion">Funktion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Redigera avsnitt: Funktion" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=1" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Funktion"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hos_djur">Hos djur</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Redigera avsnitt: Hos djur" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=2" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Hos djur"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Slemmet hos djur (inklusive människor) består av <a href="/wiki/Glykoprotein" title="Glykoprotein">glykoproteiner</a> (<i>muciner</i>) och vatten. Det kan bildas i särskilda, encelliga <i>slemkörtlar</i> i huden eller tarmen hos fiskar. Det kan även produceras i flercelliga körtlar, som i <a href="/wiki/Manteldjur" title="Manteldjur">manteldjurens</a> <i>endostyl</i> och hudkörtlarna hos <a href="/wiki/Groddjur" title="Groddjur">groddjur</a>. Hos <a href="/wiki/Ryggradsdjur" title="Ryggradsdjur">ryggradsdjur</a> produceras slem i delar av <a href="/wiki/Spottk%C3%B6rtel" title="Spottkörtel">spottkörtlarna</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>En av funktionerna hos slem är att fånga främmande föremål innan de når en känslig del av kroppen, till exempel i näsa och hals. Slem är smetigt och trögflytande, och genom att de täcker <a href="/wiki/Slemhinna" title="Slemhinna">slemhinnorna</a> i kroppen skyddas dessa mot uttorkning. Slemmet skyddar även mot mekanisk nötning, farliga <a href="/wiki/Kemikalie" title="Kemikalie">kemikalier</a>, och <a href="/wiki/Mikroorganism" title="Mikroorganism">mikroorganismer</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slickandet på ett sår stimulerar, via slemmet i saliven, de vita <a href="/wiki/Blodkropp" title="Blodkropp">blodkropparna</a> till ett bättre försvar mot fientliga mikroorganismer.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>I <a href="/wiki/Matstrupe" title="Matstrupe">matstrupen</a> fungerar slemmet som glidmedel för att lättare transportera födan och samtidigt skydda strupen (genom minskad friktion). Slemmet på slemhinnan i <a href="/wiki/Mags%C3%A4ck" title="Magsäck">magsäcken</a> ger skydd mot <a href="/wiki/Saltsyra" title="Saltsyra">saltsyra</a> och <a href="/wiki/Enzym" title="Enzym">enzymer</a> som är aktiva under <a href="/wiki/Matsm%C3%A4ltning" class="mw-redirect" title="Matsmältning">matsmältningen</a>. En liknande funktion har slemmet i <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tarmslemhinna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tarmslemhinna [inte skriven än]">tarmslemhinnan</a>; där hindrar den också att bakterier tar sig vidare in i kroppen.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Luftv%C3%A4g" title="Luftväg">Luftvägarna</a> omges av slemhinnor. De ständigt aktiva <a href="/wiki/Flimmerh%C3%A5r" class="mw-redirect" title="Flimmerhår">flimmerhåren</a> transporterar slemmet genom luftvägarna och upp i <a href="/wiki/Svalg" title="Svalg">svalget</a>. Slemmet fångar där in <a href="/wiki/Damm_(stoft)" title="Damm (stoft)">dammpartiklar</a> och <a href="/wiki/Mikroorganism" title="Mikroorganism">mikroorganismer</a> som andats in, och de förhindras från att nå <a href="/wiki/Lunga" title="Lunga">lungorna</a>. Ökad slemproduktion kan förorsakas av <a href="/wiki/Luftf%C3%B6rorening" class="mw-redirect" title="Luftförorening">luftföroreningar</a> eller <a href="/wiki/Luftv%C3%A4gsinfektion" title="Luftvägsinfektion">luftvägsinfektioner</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Slemmet har även en funktion i <a href="/wiki/Fortplantningsorgan" class="mw-redirect" title="Fortplantningsorgan">fortplantningsapparaten</a>. Bland annat hjälper de <a href="/wiki/Zygot" title="Zygot">äggets</a> färd genom <a href="/wiki/%C3%84ggledare" title="Äggledare">äggledaren</a>. Slemmet i <a href="/wiki/Livmoderhals" title="Livmoderhals">livmoderhalsen</a> (se <a href="/w/index.php?title=Slempropp&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Slempropp [inte skriven än]">slempropp</a>) förhindrar att partiklar, organismer och ämnen tränger in utifrån. Vid <a href="/wiki/%C3%84gglossning" title="Ägglossning">ägglossningen</a> förändras slemmet, så att <a href="/wiki/Spermie" title="Spermie">spermier</a> släpps genom. Under ett <a href="/wiki/Samlag" title="Samlag">samlag</a> fungerar slem även som ett naturligt glidmedel (se <a href="/wiki/Lubrikation" title="Lubrikation">lubrikation</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/Fil:Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg/250px-Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg/375px-Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg/500px-Linum_usitatissimum_-_Seeds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4288" data-file-height="2848" /></a><figcaption>Blötlagda <a href="/wiki/Linfr%C3%B6" title="Linfrö">linfrön</a> producerar ett segt slem som kan fungera som bindemedel i mat.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hos_växter"><span id="Hos_v.C3.A4xter"></span>Hos växter</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Redigera avsnitt: Hos växter" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=3" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Hos växter"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Växternas slem består av <a href="/wiki/Polysackarid" title="Polysackarid">polysackarider</a>. Det kan lagras inuti <a href="/wiki/Vakuol" title="Vakuol">vakuoler</a> i särskilda slemceller, exempelvis hos <a href="/wiki/Tussilago" class="mw-redirect" title="Tussilago">tussilago</a>, alternativt i slemkanaler (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Intercellular&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Intercellular [inte skriven än]">intercellularer</a>). Hos bland annat <a href="/w/index.php?title=Insekts%C3%A4tande_v%C3%A4xt&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Insektsätande växt [inte skriven än]">insektsätande växter</a> avges slemmet till bladytan.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Slemmet fungerar ofta som ett skydd mot angrepp från insekter. </p><p>Hos växter utgörs slem av polysackarider och kan lagras i vakuoler i speciella slemceller (till exempel hos hästhov) och i intercellularer (slemkanaler) eller avges till bladytan genom slemkörtlar, som hos många insektsätande växter. I många fall kan slemmet anses vara ett skydd mot insektsangrepp. </p><p>Vid blötläggning av vissa <a href="/wiki/Fr%C3%B6" title="Frö">frön</a> – exempelvis <a href="/wiki/Linfr%C3%B6" title="Linfrö">linfrön</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loppfr%C3%B6" title="Loppfrö">loppfrön</a> och <a href="/wiki/Mexikansk_chiasalvia" title="Mexikansk chiasalvia">chiafrön</a> – produceras stora mängder slem. Det kan användas i <a href="/wiki/Matlagning" title="Matlagning">matlagning</a> som bindemedel i olika maträtter och kan användas som ersättning för <a href="/wiki/%C3%84gg_(livsmedel)" title="Ägg (livsmedel)">ägg</a>; genom att slemmet är en polysackarid och inget protein ger det dock inte samma expansion som med ägg. Linfröslem har historiskt även använts i medicinska <a href="/wiki/Gr%C3%B6tomslag" title="Grötomslag">omslag</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historisk_och_annan_betydelse">Historisk och annan betydelse</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Redigera avsnitt: Historisk och annan betydelse" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=4" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Historisk och annan betydelse"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Enligt antikens <a href="/wiki/Humoralpatologi" title="Humoralpatologi">humoralpatologi</a> är slem (grekiska: <i>phlegma</i>) en av de fyra hippokratiska kroppsvätskorna; de övriga var <a href="/wiki/Blod" title="Blod">blod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galla" title="Galla">svart galla</a> och <a href="/wiki/Galla" title="Galla">gul galla</a>. Efter grekiskans ord <i>phlegma</i> gavs namn åt temperamentet <a href="/wiki/Flegmatisk" class="mw-redirect" title="Flegmatisk">flegmatism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Slem</i> har i vardagsspråket ofta betydelsen av något negativt och kladdigt ("slemmigt"). Den betydelsen kan möjligen ha kopplingar till det vardagliga och något äldre adjektivet med samma stavning och uttal. Detta ord har funnits i svenska språket sedan fornsvensk tid, i <a href="/wiki/Fornsvenska" title="Fornsvenska">fornsvenskan</a> i varianten <i>slember</i>. Det härrör från <a href="/wiki/L%C3%A5gtyska" title="Lågtyska">lågtyskans</a> <i>slim</i> ('sned', 'dålig') av osäkert ursprung.<sup id="cite_ref-ne_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ne-1"><span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-reference-link-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Jämför även <a href="/wiki/Slajm" title="Slajm">slajm</a> och det motsvarande <a href="/wiki/Engelska" title="Engelska">engelska</a> ordet <i>slime</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Se_även"><span id="Se_.C3.A4ven"></span>Se även</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=5" title="Redigera avsnitt: Se även" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=5" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Se även"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Slemhinna" title="Slemhinna">Slemhinna</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Referenser">Referenser</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&veaction=edit&section=6" title="Redigera avsnitt: Referenser" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>redigera</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Slem&action=edit&section=6" title="Redigera avsnitts källkod: Referenser"><span>redigera wikitext</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-ne-1">^ [<a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-0"><small>a</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-1"><small>b</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-2"><small>c</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-3"><small>d</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-4"><small>e</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-5"><small>f</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-6"><small>g</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-7"><small>h</small></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ne_1-8"><small>i</small></a>] <span class="reference-text"> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ne.se/slem-(1)"><i>slem</i></a> i <i><a href="/wiki/Nationalencyklopedin" title="Nationalencyklopedin">Nationalencyklopedins</a></i> nätupplaga. Läst 15 april 2017.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a> <span class="reference-text"><cite style="font-style:normal" class="web" id="CITEREFBjörk,_Ingela2015">Björk, Ingela (3 november 2015). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.lu.se/artikel/slem-inte-sa-slemt">”Slem – inte så slemt | Lunds universitet”</a>. <i><span>www.lu.se</span></i><span class="printonly">. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.lu.se/artikel/slem-inte-sa-slemt">https://www.lu.se/artikel/slem-inte-sa-slemt</a></span><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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