MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Neuroepithelial Bodies
Tree 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
Unique ID: D046568
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046568
Scope Note: Innervated clusters of NEUROEPITHELIAL CELLS found in the LUNGS. They act as airway OXYGEN sensors, releasing regulatory PEPTIDES and SEROTONIN in response to HYPOXIA.
Previous Indexing: Epithelial Cells (1973-2004); Neurosecretory Systems (1982-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

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classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Neuroepithelial Bodies MeSH Descriptor Data 2025