"Carotid Body" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.663.650.915.500.600.150 A08.800.950.500.600.150 A11.671.650.915.500.600.150
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| Concept/Terms |
Carotid Body- Carotid Body
- Bodies, Carotid
- Body, Carotid
- Carotid Bodies
- Glomus Caroticum
- Caroticum, Glomus
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