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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Main Authors: J.A. Clarke, M. de B. Daly, J.M. Marshall, H.W. Ead, E.M. Hennessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2000-03-01
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