Term Name: | pulmonary neuroendocrine body |
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Synonyms: | NEB, pulmonary neuroepithelial body |
Definition: | corpuscular, organoid structures composed of PNECs, found as distinctive innervated clusters only within intrapulmonary airways, where they appear concentrated at airway branch points; NEBs reach from the basement membrane to the airway lumen and are thought to function as oxygen sensors. |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010002] |