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Descriptor English: Carotid Body
Descriptor Spanish: Cuerpo Carotídeo
Descriptor cuerpo carotídeo
Entry term(s) glomus carotídeo
Scope note: Pequeño conjunto de células quimiorreceptoras y de soporte localizado cerca de la bifurcación de la arteria carótida interna. El cuerpo carotídeo, que está dotado de muchos capilares fenestrados, detecta el pH y las concentraciones de dióxido de carbono y de oxígeno en la sangre, jugando un papel crucial en su control homeostático.
Descriptor Portuguese: Corpo Carotídeo
Descriptor French: Glomus carotidien
Entry term(s): Bodies, Carotid
Body, Carotid
Caroticum, Glomus
Carotid Bodies
Glomus Caroticum
Tree number(s): A08.675.650.915.500.600.150
A08.800.950.500.600.150
A11.671.650.915.500.600.150
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002344
Scope note: A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The carotid body, which is richly supplied with fenestrated capillaries, senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.
Annotation: a nonchromaffin paraganglion
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BS blood supply
CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SU surgery
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Related: Carotid Body Tumor MeSH
DeCS ID: 2387
Unique ID: D002344
NLM Classification: WL 102.9
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Carotid Body - Preferred
Concept UI M0003546
Scope note A small cluster of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery. The carotid body, which is richly supplied with fenestrated capillaries, senses the pH, carbon dioxide, and oxygen concentrations in the blood and plays a crucial role in their homeostatic control.
Preferred term Carotid Body
Entry term(s) Bodies, Carotid
Body, Carotid
Caroticum, Glomus
Carotid Bodies
Glomus Caroticum



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