Peripheral arterial chemoreceptors and their role in cardio-respiratory control

Peripheral arterial chemoreceptors show anatomical and functional similarities and differences among vertebrate groups. Fishes have widely distributed neuroepithelial cells containing serotonin in all gill arches and extrabranchial sites, while mammals have clustered glomus cells in the carotid bifu...

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Main Author: Reyes, Catalina
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44568

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