- A
chemoreceptor, also
known as chemosensor, is a
specialized sensory receptor which transduces a
chemical substance (endogenous or induced) to generate...
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Peripheral chemoreceptors (of the
carotid and
aortic bodies) are so
named because they are
sensory extensions of the
peripheral nervous system into blood...
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Central chemoreceptors of the
central nervous system,
located on the
ventrolateral medullary surface in the
vicinity of the exit of the 9th and 10th cranial...
- The
chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) is an area of the
medulla oblongata that
receives inputs from blood-borne
drugs or hormones, and
communicates with...
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Nematode chemoreceptors are
chemoreceptors of nematodes.
Animals recognise a wide
variety of
chemicals using their senses of
taste and smell. The nematode...
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Receptors on the
floor of the
fourth ventricle of the
brain represent a
chemoreceptor trigger zone,
known as the area postrema,
stimulation of
which can lead...
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known as sensillae. A butterfly's
sense of
taste is
coordinated by
chemoreceptors on the tarsi, or feet,
which work only on contact, and are used to determine...
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sensory receptor cells (such as mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors,
chemoreceptors, thermoreceptors) in
sensory organs transduct sensory information from...
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posterior 1/3) and
vagus nerve (CN X) (from
small area on the epiglottis).
Chemoreceptors and
mechanoreceptors of the
general visceral afferent pathway (GVA)...
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carbon dioxide.
Chemoreceptors in the body
sense a
change in
partial pressures and pH (hydrogen ion concentration) in the blood.
Chemoreceptors are responsible...
