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A role for TASK-1 (KCNK3) channels in the chemosensory control of breathing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Acid-sensitive K+ channels of the tandem P-domain K+-channel family (TASK-1 and TASK-3) have been implicated in peripheral and central respiratory chemosensitivity; however, because of the lack of decisive pharmacological agents, the final proof of the ...
Gourine, A. V.   +3 more
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Hypoglossal schwannoma masquerading as a carotid body tumor. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Study Objective. To describe the clinical presentation, evaluation, and treatment of a hypoglossal schwannoma. Methods. We report an unusual case of a hypoglossal schwannoma presenting as a pulsatile level II neck mass at the bifurcation of the external ...
Abie H. Mendelsohn   +4 more
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Carotid Body Tumor

open access: yesمجلة كلية الطب, 2009
Summary Background:-Carotid body tumors is an uncommon disease entity in Iraq , presented with painless swelling below the angle of the mandible , and is usually benign .The author reviews his personal surgical challenge with eight cases having had ...
Waleed M. Hussen Hussen
doaj   +1 more source

Expression of BACE1 in the Rat Carotid Body

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2020
This study explored the expression of BACE1 (β-amyloid precursor protein cleaving enzyme 1) in the rat carotid body and the effect of CIH (cyclic intermittent hypoxia) on the expression of BACE1.
Chaohong Li   +4 more
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Magnetic resonance and computed tomography imaging of a carotid body tumor in a dog [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
A 5-year-old castrated male Labrador Retriever was presented to a referring veterinarian for a swelling in the neck region. Based on the results of histopathology, a carotid body tumor, was diagnosed.
De Cock, Hilde   +4 more
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Common carotid intima media thickness and ankle-brachial pressure index correlate with local but not global atheroma burden:a cross sectional study using whole body magnetic resonance angiography [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Common carotid intima media thickness (CIMT) and ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) are used as surrogate marker of atherosclerosis, and have been shown to correlate with arterial stiffness, however their correlation with global atherosclerotic burden ...
A Lerman   +54 more
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Chronic intermittent hypoxia disrupts cardiorespiratory homeostasis and gut microbiota composition in adult male guinea-pigs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
peer-reviewedBackground: Carotid body (peripheral oxygen sensor) sensitisation is pivotal in the development of chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH)-induced hypertension.
Adnan   +72 more
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Identification of Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) Mutation in Carotid Body Paraganglioma

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Carotid body paragangliomas (PGLs) are rare neuroendocrine tumors that develop within the adventitia of the medial aspect of the carotid bifurcation. Carotid body PGLs comprise about 65% of head and neck paragangliomas, however, their genetic background ...
Fengchao Lang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Microsurgery in carotid body paraganglioma [PDF]

open access: yesActa Otorhinolaryngologica Italica
Antonio Mazzoni   +2 more
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Interactions of chemostimuli at the single cell level: studies in a model system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
The responses of afferent chemosensory fibres of the carotid body to individual chemostimuli have long been established. However, the mechanisms underlying the multiplicative interactions of these stimuli (i.e.
Peers, C.
core   +1 more source

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