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Descriptor
English
:
Carotid Body
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpo Carotídeo
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpo Carotídeo
Synonyms
English
:
Bodies, Carotid
Body, Carotid
Caroticum, Glomus
Carotid Bodies
Glomus Caroticum
Tree Number:
A08.675.650.915.500.600.150
A08.800.950.500.600.150
A11.671.650.915.500.600.150
Definition
English
:
A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid
artery
. The
carotid body
, which is richly supplied with fenestrated
capillaries
, senses the pH,
carbon dioxide
, and
oxygen
concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic
control.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a nonchromaffin paraganglion
See Related
English
:
Carotid Body Tumor
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
2387
Unique Identifier:
D002344
Occurrence in VHL
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