Acetylcholine contributes to hypoxic chemotransmission in co-cultures of rat type 1 cells and petrosal neurons

The neurotransmitter mechanisms that mediate chemosensory transmission in the mammalian carotid body (CB), i.e. the primary arterial P(O2) detector, are controversial. Given the inherent difficulty of recording from afferent terminals in situ, the authors have adopted an alternative approach based on co-culture of dissociated CB receptor (type 1) cell clusters and petrosal neurons (PN) from 8-14-day-old rat pups. Electrophysiological, …