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Record 1 2002-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
CONT

Behind the angle of bifurcation of the common carotid artery is a reddish-brown oval body, known as the glomus caroticum (carotid body).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le corps (ou glomus) carotidien est un petit corpuscule, situé chez l'homme à la bifurcation des carotides, comportant des cellules dérivées de la crête neurale sécrétant de grandes quantités de dopamine. Par ses chimiorécepteurs le corps carotidien règle la teneur en oxygène du sang par l'intermédiaire de la respiration.

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