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Both carotid body chemoreceptors and carotid sinus baroreceptors are influenced by efferent fibres supplied via the sinus nerve and direct sympathetic branches. These efferent fibres were subjected to a histochemical investigation to obtain more information on the possible transmitters and modulators involved in this efferent-afferent interaction.
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Kummer, W. (1990). Efferent Innervation of the Carotid Body and Carotid Sinus in the Guinea Pig. In: Acker, H., Trzebski, A., O’Regan, R.G. (eds) Chemoreceptors and Chemoreceptor Reflexes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8938-5_12
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