Term Name:	pulmonary neuroendocrine body
Synonyms:	NEB, pulmonary neuroepithelial body
Definition:	corpuscular, organoid structures composed of PNECs, found as distinctive innervated clusters only within intrapulmonary airways, where they appear concentrated at airway branch points; NEBs reach from the basement membrane to the airway lumen and are thought to function as oxygen sensors.
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0010002]