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Tasting arterial blood: what do the carotid chemoreceptors sense?
The carotid bodies are sensory organs that detect the chemical composition of the arterial blood. The carotid body sensory activity increases in response to arterial hypoxemia and the ensuing chemoreflex regulates vital homeostatic functions. Recent studies suggest that the carotid bodies might also...
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| Format: | Online Article Text |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4294136/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25642193 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2014.00524 |