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Purines and Carotid Body: New Roles in Pathological Conditions

It is known that adenosine and adenosine-5′-triphosphate (ATP) are excitatory mediators involved in carotid body (CB) hypoxic signaling. The CBs are peripheral chemoreceptors classically defined by O(2), CO(2), and pH sensors. When hypoxia activates the CB, it induces the release of neurotransmitter...

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Autores principales: Conde, Silvia V., Monteiro, Emilia C., Sacramento, Joana F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5733106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311923
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2017.00913