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Synaptic and paracrine mechanisms at carotid body arterial chemoreceptors by Nurse, Colin A.

“…Mammalian carotid bodies are the main peripheral arterial chemoreceptors, strategically located at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. When…”
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Neurotransmitter and neuromodulatory mechanisms at peripheral arterial chemoreceptors by Nurse, Colin A.

“…The control of breathing depends critically on sensory inputs to the central pattern generator of the brainstem, arising from peripheral arterial…”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of neuroepithelial cells and other cell types of the gills of zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to hypoxia by Pan, Wen, Godoy, Rafael Soares, Cook, David P., Scott, Angela L., Nurse, Colin A., Jonz, Michael G.

“…The fish gill is a multifunctional organ involved in numerous physiological processes, such as gas exchange and sensing of hypoxia by respiratory…”
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Angiotensin II mobilizes intracellular calcium and activates pannexin‐1 channels in rat carotid body type II cells via AT1 receptors by Murali, Sindhubarathi, Zhang, Min, Nurse, Colin A.

“…Key points A locally generating, angiotensin II (ANG II) system is present in the rat carotid body (CB) and up‐regulation of this system occurs in certain…”
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Signal processing at mammalian carotid body chemoreceptors by Nurse, Colin A., Piskuric, Nikol A.

“…► ATP as an excitatory sensory transmitter in the carotid body. ► Role of ACh, adenosine, 5-HT, GABA, dopamine, ATP, histamine as neuromodulators. ►…”
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Sensory Processing and Integration at the Carotid Body Tripartite Synapse: Neurotransmitter Functions and Effects of Chronic Hypoxia by Leonard, Erin M, Salman, Shaima, Nurse, Colin A

“…Maintenance of homeostasis in the respiratory and cardiovascular systems depends on reflexes that are initiated at specialized peripheral chemoreceptors that…”
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Expanding Role of Dopaminergic Inhibition in Hypercapnic Responses of Cultured Rat Carotid Body Cells: Involvement of Type II Glial Cells by Leonard, Erin M, Nurse, Colin A

“…Dopamine (DA) is a well-studied neurochemical in the mammalian carotid body (CB), a chemosensory organ involved in O and CO /H homeostasis. DA released from…”
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Hypoxia-regulated catecholamine secretion in chromaffin cells by Nurse, Colin A., Salman, Shaima, Scott, Angela L.

“…Adrenal catecholamine (CAT) secretion is a general physiological response of animals to environmental stressors such as hypoxia. This represents an important…”
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P2Y2 receptor activation opens pannexin‐1 channels in rat carotid body type II cells: potential role in amplifying the neurotransmitter ATP by Zhang, Min, Piskuric, Nikol A., Vollmer, Cathy, Nurse, Colin A.

“…Key points Carotid body (CB) chemoreceptor complexes consist of receptor type I cells, intimately associated with glia‐like type II cells whose function is…”
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Role of glial-like type II cells as paracrine modulators of carotid body chemoreception by Nurse, Colin A, Leonard, Erin M, Salman, Shaima

“…Mammalian carotid bodies (CB) are chemosensory organs that mediate compensatory cardiorespiratory reflexes in response to low blood PO (hypoxemia) and elevated…”
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Expanding role of ATP as a versatile messenger at carotid and aortic body chemoreceptors by Piskuric, Nikol A., Nurse, Colin A.

“…In mammals, peripheral arterial chemoreceptors monitor blood chemicals (e.g. O2, CO2, H+, glucose) and maintain homeostasis via initiation of respiratory and…”
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Neurotransmission and neuromodulation in the chemosensory carotid body by Nurse, Colin A.

“…The mammalian carotid body is a small chemosensory organ that helps maintain the chemical composition of arterial blood via reflex control of ventilation…”
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Ontogeny of O2 and CO2//H+ chemosensitivity in adrenal chromaffin cells: role of innervation by Salman, Shaima, Buttigieg, Josef, Nurse, Colin A

“…The adrenal medulla plays a key role in the physiological responses of developing and mature mammals by releasing catecholamines (CAT) during stress. In…”
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Neurotransmitter mechanisms mediating low-glucose signalling in cocultures and fresh tissue slices of rat carotid body by Zhang, Min, Buttigieg, Josef, Nurse, Colin A.

“…The mammalian carotid body (CB) is a polymodal chemosensor which can detect low blood glucose (hypoglycaemia), leading to increased afferent discharge and…”
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Neuroepithelial oxygen chemoreceptors of the zebrafish gill by Jonz, Michael G., Fearon, Ian M., Nurse, Colin A.

“…In aquatic vertebrates, hypoxia induces physiological changes that arise principally from O 2 chemoreceptors of the gill. Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the…”
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Development of oxygen sensing in the gills of zebrafish by Jonz, Michael G, Nurse, Colin A

“…Previous studies have described the morphology, innervation and O(2)-chemoreceptive properties of neuroepithelial cells (NECs) of the zebrafish gill filaments…”
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Confocal immunofluorescence study of rat aortic body chemoreceptors and associated neurons in situ and in vitro by Piskuric, Nikol A., Vollmer, Cathy, Nurse, Colin A.

“…Aortic bodies (ABs) are putative peripheral arterial chemoreceptors, distributed near the aortic arch. Though presumed to be analogous to the well‐studied…”
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Detection of hypoxia-evoked ATP release from chemoreceptor cells of the rat carotid body by Buttigieg, Josef, Nurse, Colin A.

“…The carotid body (CB) is a chemosensory organ that detects changes in chemical composition of arterial blood and maintains homeostasis via reflex control of…”
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CO2/pH Chemosensory Signaling in Co-Cultures of Rat Carotid Body Receptors and Petrosal Neurons: Role of ATP and ACh by Zhang, Min, Nurse, Colin A

“…Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1, Canada Submitted 13 November 2003; accepted in final form 23 March 2004 The…”
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Co-release of ATP and ACh mediates hypoxic signalling at rat carotid body chemoreceptors by Zhang, Min, Zhong, Huijun, Vollmer, Cathy, Nurse, Colin A.

“…Using functional co-cultures of rat carotid body (CB) O 2 chemoreceptors and ‘juxtaposed’ petrosal neurones (JPNs), we tested whether ATP and ACh acted as…”
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