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T1 Reciprocal modulation of tyrosine hydroxylasea activity in rat carotid body
A1 González, Constancio
A1 Kwok, Yan
A1 Gibb, James
A1 Fidone, Salvatore
K1 Neurofisiología
AB The carotid body is an arterial chemoreceptor organ responsive to blood levelsof pO2, pCOe and pH 13. The parenchymal tissue of the carotid body is composedmainly of two cell types: the glomus or Type I cells, which are disposed together ingroups or glomeruli, and the sustentacular or Type II cells, which appear as glial-likeelements enclosing the glomeruli in capsular fashion 3,4. The Type I cells, which haveabundant dense-cored vesicles and are known to contain catecholaminesl, 2,11,15,receive a sensory innervation from afferent fibers of the carotid sinus nerve 3. Recentstudies have also shown the presence of reciprocal synapses at these junctions betweenafferent nerve terminals and Type I cells TM. In addition, these cells receive an efferentinnervation from both preganglionic and postganglionic sympathetic fibers whichreach the carotid body from the superior cervical ganglion 18
PB Elsevier
SN 0006-8993
YR 1979
FD 1979
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/7055
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/7055
LA eng
NO Brain Resarch, 172 (1972) 572-576
DS UVaDOC
RD 20-abr-2024