Propranolol does not affect the hindlimb vasodilatation elicited by stimulation of superior laryngeal nerve paraganglia

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Abstract

The carotid body (CB) consists of a small, highly vascularised, cluster of cells known as chemoreceptors located at the bifurcation of the common carotid artery. These chemoreceptors taste chemical stimuli in the blood and convey impulses to the cardiorespiratory centres of the medulla which then cause appropriate alterations in heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. This information is relayed to the medulla via the glossopharyngeal (IXth cranial) nerve. We are interested in another group of chemoreceptors, referred to as vagal paraganglia, and in particular those found at the bifurcation of the superior laryngeal nerve (SLN), which is the largest paraganglion of the vagus (Xth cranial) nerve in the rat (Hughes et al. 2003).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArterial Chemoreception
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Molecules to Systems
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages273-277
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9789400745834
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume758
ISSN (Print)0065-2598

Keywords

  • Carotid body
  • Chemoreceptor
  • Paraganglia
  • Propranolol
  • Superior laryngeal nerve
  • Vagus nerve

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