Sentinels of the airways

Science. 2024 Apr 19;384(6693):269-270. doi: 10.1126/science.ado9995. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

Authors

Ziai Zhu¹, Xin Sun^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
² Department of Biological Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.

PMID: 38669581
DOI: 10.1126/science.ado9995

Abstract

Epithelial cells in the larynx and trachea sense harmful cues and trigger protective reflexes.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Epithelial Cells / cytology
Epithelial Cells / physiology
Humans
Larynx* / physiology
Reflex / physiology
Respiratory Mucosa / cytology
Respiratory Mucosa / physiology
Trachea* / cytology
Trachea* / physiology