1992
Intracellular pH and oxygen chemoreception in the cat carotid body in vitro
Iturriaga R, Rumsey WL, Lahiri S, Spergel D, Wilson DF. Intracellular pH and oxygen chemoreception in the cat carotid body in vitro. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1992, 72: 2259-2266. PMID: 1629081, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1992.72.6.2259.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
1991
Optical measurements of the dependence of chemoreception on oxygen pressure in the cat carotid body
Rumsey WL, Iturriaga R, Spergel D, Lahiri S, Wilson DF. Optical measurements of the dependence of chemoreception on oxygen pressure in the cat carotid body. American Journal Of Physiology 1991, 261: c614-c622. PMID: 1928325, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1991.261.4.c614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarotid bodyCat carotid bodyChemosensory dischargeCarotid arteryCarotid sinus nerve dischargeSinus nerve dischargeCommon carotid arteryTorr/sMicrovascular PO2Nerve dischargeOxygen-dependent quenchingNeural dischargePerfusate flowTyrode's solutionIntravascular PO2Oxygen metabolismOxygen chemoreceptionPerfusateNeural activityArteryExchange vesselsPO2 valuesPO2Brief interruptionIn 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