Purines and Carotid Body: New Roles in Pathological Conditions

• मुख्य लेखकों: Silvia V. Conde (लेखक), Emilia C. Monteiro (लेखक), Joana F. Sacramento (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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It is known that adenosine and adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) are excitatory mediators involved in carotid body (CB) hypoxic signaling. The CBs are peripheral chemoreceptors classically defined by O2, CO2, and pH sensors. When hypoxia activates the CB, it induces the release of neurotransmitte...