Directed Migration of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cells toward Airway Branches Organizes the Stereotypic Location of Neuroepithelial Bodies

The airway epithelium consists of diverse cell types, including neuroendocrine (NE) cells. These cells are thought to function as chemoreceptors and as a component of the stem cell niche as well as the cells of origin in small-cell lung cancer. NE cells often localize at bifurcation points of airway...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Noguchi, Kenta Sumiyama, Mitsuru Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715014072