Functional analysis and evaluation of respiratory cilia in healthy Chinese children

Functional analysis and evaluation of respiratory cilia in healthy Chinese children

Abstract Background To aid in the diagnosis of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) and to evaluate the respiratory epithelium in respiratory disease, normal age-related reference ranges are needed for ciliary beat frequency (CBF), beat pattern and ultrastructure. Our aim was to establish reference rang...

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Main Authors: So-Lun Lee, Christopher O’Callaghan, Yu-Lung Lau, Chun-Wai Davy Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Beat frequency
Beat pattern
Chinese children
Nasal cilia
Reference data
Ultrastructure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-020-01506-w

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