Journal article
Paracrine Signaling in Glial-Like Type II Cells of the Rat Carotid Body
Abstract
The carotid body (CB) chemosensory complex uses ATP as a key excitatory neurotransmitter that is the main contributor to the sensory discharge during acute hypoxia. The complex includes receptor type I cells, which depolarize and release various neurochemicals including ATP during hypoxia, and contiguous glial-like type II cells which express purinergic P2Y2 receptors (P2Y2R). We previously showed that activation of P2Y2R on rat type II cells …
Authors
Murali S; Zhang M; Nurse CA
Journal
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 860, , pp. 41–47
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2015
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-18440-1_5
ISSN
0065-2598