pulmonary neuroendocrine body

Term ID

UBERON:0010002

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.

References

Ontology

Uberon Ontology