"Carotid Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The carotid body, which is richly supplied with fenestrated capillaries, senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.
Descriptor ID |
D002344
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MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675.650.915.500.600.150 A08.800.950.500.600.150 A11.671.650.915.500.600.150
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Concept/Terms |
Carotid Body- Carotid Body
- Bodies, Carotid
- Body, Carotid
- Carotid Bodies
- Glomus Caroticum
- Caroticum, Glomus
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2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Carotid Body" by people in Profiles.
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Relevance of carotid bodies in COVID-19: A hypothetical viewpoint. Auton Neurosci. 2021 07; 233:102810.
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SARS-CoV-2 in carotid body. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Mar; 47(3):342-343.
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The potential role of the carotid body in COVID-19. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2020 10 01; 319(4):L620-L626.
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Role of the carotid body chemoreceptors in glucose homeostasis and thermoregulation in humans. J Physiol. 2018 08; 596(15):3079-3085.
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Effects of intravenous low-dose dopamine infusion on glucose regulation during prolonged aerobic exercise. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2018 01 01; 314(1):R49-R57.