Quantitative studies of the vasculature of the carotid body in the chronically hypoxic rat
The carotid bodies of rats made chronically hypoxic by breathing 12% O2 in a normobaric chamber (inspired PO2 91 mmHg) were compared with those of controls. Serial 5-µm sections of the organs were examined using an interactive image analysis system. The total volume of the carotid bodies was increas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2000-03-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000300012 |