Potential role of neonatal rat chromaffin cells as glucosensors

In mammals, a decrease in blood glucose (hypoglycemia) results in a number of complex autonomic responses that protect vital organs, e.g. the brain. Though central hypothalamic neurons are known to act as glucosensors, there is good evidence that peripheral glucosensors are the physiologically important ones. For example, carotid body (CB) chemoreceptors have recently been implicated as one of several peripheral sites thought to be involved in …