Abstract
Pseudostratified ciliated epithelium lines the nasal cavities, trachea, and bronchi. It contains several types of cell. The basal cells (1), the nuclei of which form a basal row, are poor in internal structures. They serve to replace dead ciliated cells. The basal cells daily renew about 2% of the cell population of the epithelium.
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Krstić, R.V. (1985). Surface Epithelia. Pseudostratified Columnar Epithelium with Cilia (Ciliated Epithelium) from the Rat Trachea. In: General Histology of the Mammal. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70420-8_18
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