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Carotid body, insulin, and metabolic diseases: unraveling the links
The carotid bodies (CB) are peripheral chemoreceptors that sense changes in arterial blood O(2), CO(2), and pH levels. Hypoxia, hypercapnia, and acidosis activate the CB, which respond by increasing the action potential frequency in their sensory nerve, the carotid sinus nerve (CSN). CSN activity is...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4212612/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25400585 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00418 |