1993
Metabolic Substrate Dependence of Carotid Chemosensory Responses To Stop-Flow Evoked Hypoxia and to Nicotine
Spergel D. Metabolic Substrate Dependence of Carotid Chemosensory Responses To Stop-Flow Evoked Hypoxia and to Nicotine. Advances In Experimental Medicine And Biology 1993, 337: 221-225. PMID: 7906483, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-2966-8_31.ChaptersConceptsCarotid body preparationCarotid bodyMetabolic substratesCarotid chemosensory responsesMM glucoseProgressive deteriorationBody preparationChemosensory responsivenessGlutamateChemosensory responsesSaline solutionAmino acidsTricarboxylic acid cycle intermediatesResponsivenessCellular energy productionATP generationGlucoseCycle intermediatesNicotineHypoxia
1991
In vitro perfused-superfused cat carotid body for physiological and pharmacological studies
Iturriaga R, Rumsey WL, Mokashi A, Spergel D, Wilson DF, Lahiri S. In vitro perfused-superfused cat carotid body for physiological and pharmacological studies. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1991, 70: 1393-1400. PMID: 1903380, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1991.70.3.1393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemosensory dischargeCarotid bodyPentobarbital sodium-anesthetized catsWhole carotid sinus nerveCarotid sinus nerveInjections of nicotineCarotid body preparationCat carotid bodyRestoration of flowDose-dependent mannerSinus nerveNormoxic perfusionPerfusate PO2Pharmacological stimuliPerfusate flowInitial responsivenessTyrode's solutionPharmacological studiesCarotid bifurcationPerfusionCO2 stimulusBasal activityChemosensory responsesNicotineBody preparation