Carotid body (Thermoreceptors, sympathetic neural activation, and cardiometabolic disease
The carotid body (CB) is the main peripheral chemoreceptor that senses the arterial PO2, PCO2 and pH. In response to hypoxemia, hypercapnia and acidosis, carotid chemosensory discharge elicits reflex respiratory, autonomic and cardiovascular adjustments. The classical construct considers the CB as t...
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Sociedad de Biología de Chile
2016
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602016000100013 |
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