Neuroepithelial Bodies
"Neuroepithelial Bodies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Innervated clusters of NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS found in the LUNGS. They act as airway OXYGEN sensors, releasing regulatory PEPTIDES and SEROTONIN in response to HYPOXIA.
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D046568
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.500.530.550 A08.800.950.500.530.550 A11.436.690.550 A11.671.650.915.500.530.550
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