Chapter
Peripheral Chemoreceptors in Air- Versus Water- Breathers
Abstract
Among the vertebrates, peripheral chemoreceptors have evolved to play a key role in matching oxygen delivery to the metabolic needs of the body cells and tissues. Specialized neuroepithelial cells (NECs) distributed within the gill filaments and/or lamellae of water-breathers appear to subserve this function by initiating an increase in ventilation in response to lowering of blood or water PO2 (hypoxia). It is only recently, however, that these …
Authors
Jonz MG; Nurse CA
Book title
Arterial Chemoreception
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
Volume
758
Pagination
pp. 19-27
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1007/978-94-007-4584-1_3