Carotid body
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carotid-body-173-14596876
title:
Carotid body
text:
The carotid body is a small cluster of peripheral chemoreceptor cells and supporting sustentacular cells situated at the bifurcation of each common carotid artery in its tunica externa. The carotid body detects changes in the composition of arterial blood flowing through it, mainly the partial pressure of arterial oxygen, but also of carbon dioxide. It is also sensitive to changes in blood pH, and temperature.
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description:
Cell cluster within carotid arteries which monitors blood content
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carotid_body
date created:
2004-03-16T04:07:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T12:12:31Z
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