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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Chemoreceptors
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Quimiorreceptores
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Quimiorreceptores
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Tree Number:
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A08.800.550.700.120
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Definition English:
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Cells specialized to detect chemical substances and relay that information centrally in the nervous system. Chemoreceptors may monitor external stimuli, as in TASTE and OLFACTION, or internal stimuli, such as the concentrations of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE in the blood. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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note category; do not confuse with RECEPTORS, DRUG; DF: CHEMORECEPT
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History Note English:
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68; was see under RECEPTORS, NEURAL 1963-67
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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2674
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Unique Identifier:
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D002628
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