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SUBMITTER: Jing JC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5561030 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jing Joseph C JC Chen Jason J JJ Chou Lidek L Wong Brian J F BJF Chen Zhongping Z
Scientific reports 20170817 1
Ciliary motion plays a critical role in the overall respiratory health of the upper airway. These cilia beat at a native frequency and in a synchronized pattern to continuously transport foreign particulate trapped in a layer of mucous out of the upper airway. Disruption of ciliary motion can lead to severe respiratory diseases and compromised respiratory function. Currently, the study of cilia requires expensive high speed cameras and high powered microscopes which is unsuitable for in vivo ima ...[more]