Svensk definition
Små aggregat av kemoreceptor- och stödceller nära aortabågen, lungartärerna och kransartärerna. De känner av pH, koldioxid och syrehalt i blodet och deltar i respirationsregleringen.
Aortic Bodies
Aortakroppar
Engelsk definition
Small clusters of chemoreceptive and supporting cells located near the ARCH OF THE AORTA; the PULMONARY ARTERIES; and the CORONARY ARTERIES. The aortic bodies sense PH; CARBON DIOXIDE; and OXYGEN concentrations in the BLOOD and participate in the control of RESPIRATION. The aortic bodies should not be confused with the PARA-AORTIC BODIES in the abdomen (which are sometimes also called aortic bodies).
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Aortic Body — Bodies, Aortic — Body, Aortic — Vagal Body — Bodies, Vagal — Body, Vagal — Vagal Bodies — Glomus Vagale — Vagale, Glomus — Aortic Glomus — Glomus, Aortic — Glomus Aorticum — Aorticum, Glomus