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DEVELOPMENTAL DYNAMICS
Volume 249, Issue 7, Pages 898-905Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.165
Keywords
airway; cilia; ependymal cell; homeostasis; mouse; oviduct
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Background In mammals, multiciliated cells (MCCs) line the lumen of the trachea, oviduct, and brain ventricles, where they drive fluid flow across the epithelium. Each MCC population experiences vastly different local environments that may dictate differences in their lifetime and turnover rates. However, with the exception of MCCs in the trachea, the turnover rates of these multiciliated epithelial populations at extended time scales are not well described. Results Here, using genetic lineage-labeling techniques we provide a direct comparison of turnover rates of MCCs in these three different tissues. Conclusion We find that oviduct turnover is similar to that in the airway (~6 months), while multiciliated ependymal cells turnover more slowly.
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