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Neuroepithelial Bodies

Known as: Bodies, Neuroepithelial, Body, Neuroepithelial, Neuroepithelial Body 
Innervated clusters of NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS found in the LUNGS. They act as airway OXYGEN sensors, releasing regulatory PEPTIDES and SEROTONIN in… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Formation of a Neurosensory Organ by Epithelial Cell Slithering
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Neurochemical pattern of the complex innervation of neuroepithelial bodies in mouse lungs
As best characterized for rats, it is clear that pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs) are contacted by a plethora of nerve… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Dual sensory innervation of pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies.
The characteristics of the different populations of sensory nerve terminals that selectively contact pulmonary neuroepithelial… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Functional morphology of pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies: extremely complex airway receptors.
Innervated groups of neuroendocrine cells, called neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs), are diffusely spread in the epithelium of… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Hypoxia‐induced secretion of serotonin from intact pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies in neonatal rabbit
We examined the effects of hypoxia on the release of serotonin (5‐HT) from intact neuroepithelial body cells (NEB), presumed… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Clara cell secretory protein-expressing cells of the airway neuroepithelial body microenvironment include a label-retaining subset and are critical for epithelial renewal after progenitor cell…
Stem cells with potential to contribute to the re-establishment of the normal bronchiolar epithelium have not been definitively… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Intraepithelial vagal sensory nerve terminals in rat pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies express P2X(3) receptors.
The neurotransmitters/modulators involved in the interaction between pulmonary neuroepithelial bodies (NEBs) and the vagal… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
The neuroepithelial cells of the fish gill filament: Indolamine‐immunocytochemistry and innervation
The neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the fish gill filament share several morphofunctional features with the cells of the… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Calcitonin gene-related peptide and the lung: neuronal coexistence with substance P, release by capsaicin and vasodilatory effect
Review
1983
Review
1983
Neuroendocrine components of the bronchopulmonary tract: hyperplasias, dysplasias, and neoplasms.
The dispersed neuroendocrine (NE) system is represented in the bronchopulmonary tract by the solitary neuroendocrine cells and… 
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