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Descriptor
English
:
Carotid Body
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpo Carotídeo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpo Carotídeo
Synonyms
English
:
Glomus Caroticum
Tree Number:
A08.675.650.915.500.600.150
A08.800.950.500.600.150
A11.671.650.915.500.600.150
Definition
English
:
A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The
carotid body
, which is richly supplied with fenestrated
capillaries
, senses the pH,
carbon dioxide
, and
oxygen
concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic
control.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a nonchromaffin paraganglion
See Related
English
:
Carotid Body Tumor
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
2387
Unique Identifier:
D002344
Occurrence in VHL
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