Scientists have discovered a previously unrecognized way that human airways protect lungs from infection—through the action of cilia, tiny hair-like structures lining the respiratory tract.

The lung ciliary beat frequency analysis in vitro assay assesses the effect of drugs on the function of cilia in the small airway epithelium. Skip to content. Menu. Medical Home Life Sciences Home.

The history of science is a series of paradigm shifts—conventional theories debunked and replaced by new discoveries. Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC Viterbi School of Engineering has made a habit ...

The ciliary epithelium is in constant contact with the aqueous humor of the posterior chamber. The precise nature of contacts with the pigmented epithelium depends on the width and the depth of ...

This is where the large bronchial openings, which act as obstructions, occur and where the ciliary narrows, as well as the islands of squamous epithelium, are found.

They found several members of the T2R family, which senses and responds to bitter tastes, lurking in microarray expression data. Using antibodies to specific T2Rs, they singled out four specific ...

Panel A shows a distal bronchus with a single layer of columnar epithelial cells. The ciliated cells express approximately 200 cilia that are about 7 μm in length.

Live human nasal epithelial cells (hNECs) on chip for in vitro testing of gaseous formaldehyde toxicity via airway delivery. Lab on a Chip , 2014; 14 (4): 677 DOI: 10.1039/C3LC51208H Cite This Page : ...

Ciliary beat frequency in neonates with mild bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) significantly differed vs. moderate or severe BPD. Cilia bended angle and amplitude significantly differed between the ...