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 interruption