(Don't) take my breath away: Rare epithelial cells in our airways initiate reflexes to guard against harmful stimuli

Science. 2024 Sep 27;385(6716):1428-1429. doi: 10.1126/science.ads1317. Epub 2024 Sep 26.

Author

Laura Seeholzer¹

Affiliation

¹ Julius Laboratory, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.

PMID: 39325901
DOI: 10.1126/science.ads1317

Abstract

Rare epithelial cells in our airways initiate reflexes to guard against harmful stimuli.

MeSH terms

Animals
Humans
Laryngeal Mucosa*
Neuroendocrine Cells* / physiology
Reflex*
Trachea* / cytology
Trachea* / physiology