[CITATION][C] Movement and coordination of tracheal cilia and the relation of these to mucus transport

MA Sleigh - Cell Motility, 1982 - Wiley Online Library
MA Sleigh
Cell Motility, 1982Wiley Online Library
The patterns of beating and form of metachronal coordination of various waterpropelling cilia
have been described in some detail [Machemer, 1974; Sleigh, 1974a, b], but little
information has been published until recently about the beating and coordination of mucus-
propelling cilia [Sanderson and Sleigh, 19811. There are important differences between cilia
with these different functions, and this discussion will place emphasis on the differences
shown by the cilia and the way in which they relate to the functions of the cilia concerned.
The patterns of beating and form of metachronal coordination of various waterpropelling cilia have been described in some detail [Machemer, 1974; Sleigh, 1974a, b], but little information has been published until recently about the beating and coordination of mucus-propelling cilia [Sanderson and Sleigh, 19811. There are important differences between cilia with these different functions, and this discussion will place emphasis on the differences shown by the cilia and the way in which they relate to the functions of the cilia concerned.
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