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The aim of this investigation was to determine the nature of any histological changes associated with ageing of the carotid body and speculate on their causation. It is important to distinguish these from histopathological alterations known to be associated with factors such as chronic hypoxaemia and systemic hypertension.
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Hurst, G., Heath, D., Smith, P. (1987). Histological Changes Associated with Ageing of the Human Carotid Body. In: Ribeiro, J.A., Pallot, D.J. (eds) Chemoreceptors in Respiratory Control. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1155-1_30
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