The development and functions of multiciliated epithelia

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 18, 423 (2017). doi:10.1038/nrm.2017.21 Authors: Nathalie Spassky & Alice Meunier Multiciliated cells are epithelial cells that are in contact with bodily fluids and are required for the proper function of major organs including the brain, the respiratory system and the reproductive tracts. Their multiple motile cilia beat unidirectionally to remove particles of external origin from
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