Novel analytical tools reveal that local synchronization of cilia coincides with tissue-scale metachronal waves in zebrafish multiciliated epithelia
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.77701
Abstract: Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions that beat periodically to generate fluid flow along various epithelial tissues within the body. In dense multiciliated carpets, cilia were shown to exhibit a remarkable coordination of their beat… read more here.
Keywords: zebrafish multiciliated; local synchronization; synchronization; metachronal waves ... See more keywords