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Descriptor
English
:
Neuroepithelial Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos Neuroepiteliales
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos Neuroepiteliais
Synonyms
English
:
Bodies, Neuroepithelial
Body, Neuroepithelial
Neuroepithelial Body
Tree Number:
A08.675.650.915.500.530.550
A08.800.950.500.530.550
A11.436.690.550
A11.671.650.915.500.530.550
Definition
English
:
Innervated clusters of
NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS
found in the LUNGS. They act as airway
OXYGEN
sensors, releasing regulatory
PEPTIDES
and
SEROTONIN
in response to
HYPOXIA.
History Note
English
:
2005
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
38427
Unique Identifier:
D046568
Occurrence in VHL
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