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The peripheral chemoreceptor functions as a transducer of a number of blood-borne stimuli, signalling via changes in action potential frequency in the carotid sinus branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve. Of these stimuli the response to blood gas tensions (PO2 and PCO2) and pH has received the most research attention, as transduction of these stimuli is believed to be the primary purpose of this receptor system, giving it a pivotal role in the maintenance of cardio-respiratory homeostasis.
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Kumar, P., Landauer, R.C., Pepper, D.R. (1996). Modifications of Carotid Body CO2 Chemosensitivity In Vitro . In: Zapata, P., Eyzaguirre, C., Torrance, R.W. (eds) Frontiers in Arterial Chemoreception. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 410. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5891-0_29
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