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Carotid Sinus

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Diseases of the Human Carotid Body

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So far in this book we have been concerned with the main chemoreceptor in humans, the carotid body, which is situated in the fork of the carotid bifurcation. Closely adjacent in the first part of the internal carotid artery arising from the bifurcation is the main baroreceptor of the human body.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Liverpool Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Duncan Building, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK

    Donald Heath DSc, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPEd, FRCPath (George Holt Professor of Pathology Honorary Consultant Pathologist)

  2. Department of Pathology, Duncan Building, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK

    Paul Smith BSc, Phd (Senior Lecturer)

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Heath, D., Smith, P. (1992). Carotid Sinus. In: Diseases of the Human Carotid Body. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1874-9_20

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