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How the carotid body converts hypoxic stimuli into neural activity remains largely unknown. Several neurotransmitters, which have been demonstrated in type I cells in the carotid body, are still candidates for primary neurotransmitter(s) of chemotransduction.
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Ishizawa, Y., Fitzgerald, R.S., Shirahata, M., Schofield, B. (1996). Localization of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Cat Carotid Body and Petrosal Ganglion. 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_37
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