The morphometric and immunocytochemical analysis of the human carotid body
The carotid bodies are paired organs located at the bifurcation of the common carotid arteries. Together with the aortic bodies they constitute the major arterial chemoreceptors that monitor the partial pressure of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and pH of arterial blood. The carotid body consists of groups...
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University of Leicester
1995
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.737516 |