carotid body
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small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery (which runs along both sides of the throat).
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 171 inbound references to carotid body, and connects out to ventricle of the heart, pulmonary artery and intercostal arteries.
It sits within the topics Angiology and Respiration.
Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
17,837 papers- Carotid body: a metabolic sensor implicated in insulin resistance.Physiological genomics · 2018
- The carotid body and associated tumors: updated review with clinical/surgical significance.British journal of neurosurgery · 2019
- Carotid body resection. Controversy--confusion--conflict.The Annals of thoracic surgery · 1973
- Carotid body tumor.Annals of internal medicine · 1947
- The Carotid Body as Part of a Unified Sympathoadrenal System of Neural Crest Derivatives: Insights from Two Centuries of Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Connects with
- vagus nerve
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- anatomical location
- carotid artery
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ventricle of the heart
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pulmonary artery
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intercostal arteries
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neurotransmitter
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heart
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blood
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calcium
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potassium
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temperature
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proton
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carbon dioxide
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nerve
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circulatory system
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thorax
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carbon monoxide
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artery
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blood pressure
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