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Fluid flow on the surface of trachea

Species name: Mus musculus

Hamamatsu Univ Sch Med Koji Ikegami

The fluid flow is driven by the well coordinated ciliary beating. The flow speed is around 25 micrometer per sec, which is equal to ~1.5 mm/min or 1 cm/6-7 min. Tiny particles or pathogens such as viruses are removed from the respiratory organ by this flow.

Tubulin polyglutamylation is essential for airway ciliary function through the regulation of beating asymmetry [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 107(23), 10490-10495, 2010]

(2015.07.10)

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