The role of carotid bodies in the generation of active inspiratory and expiratory responses to exercise in rats
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Experimental Physiology"
DOI: 10.1113/ep088203
Abstract: What is the central question of this study? What is the carotid bodies’ contribution to active inspiratory and expiratory response to exercise? What is the main finding and its importance? Removal of the carotid bodies… read more here.
Keywords: exercise rats; active inspiratory; carotid bodies; inspiratory expiratory ... See more keywords
Asthmatic allergen inhalation sensitises carotid bodies to lysophosphatidic acid
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Neuroinflammation"
DOI: 10.1186/s12974-021-02241-9
Abstract: The carotid bodies are multimodal sensors that regulate various autonomic reflexes. Recent evidence demonstrates their role in immune reflex regulation. Our previous studies using the allergen (ovalbumin) sensitised and exposed Brown Norway rat model of… read more here.
Keywords: asthmatic allergen; lysophosphatidic acid; carotid; lpa ... See more keywords
Assessment of the Carotid Bodies in Magnetic Resonance—A Head-to-Head Comparison with Computed Tomography
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Diagnostics"
DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13050993
Abstract: Objectives: To evaluate carotid body visibility in contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) studies and to compare the results to contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT). Methods: Two observers separately evaluated MR and CT examinations of 58 patients. MR… read more here.
Keywords: magnetic resonance; head; carotid; carotid bodies ... See more keywords