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carotid body
- Term ID
- UBERON:0001629
- Synonyms
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- carotid glomus
- glomus caroticum
- Definition
- A small epithelioid structure consisting of a small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the common carotid artery that serves as a chemoreceptive organ that senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.
- References
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- BTO:0000204
- Carotid:body
- EMAPA:19211
- GAID:813
- MA:0002463
- MESH:A08.800.550.700.120.600.150
- NCIT:C66852
- UMLS:C0007277
- http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0007277
- http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/362586000
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