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Descriptor
English
:
Aortic Bodies
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cuerpos Aórticos
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Corpos Aórticos
Synonyms
English
:
Aortic Glomus
Glomus Aorticum
Glomus Vagale
Vagal Body
Tree Number:
A08.800.550.700.120.600.050
Definition
English
:
Small clusters of chemoreceptive and supporting
cells
located near the ARCH OF THE
AORTA
; the PULMONARY
ARTERIES
; and the coronary
arteries
. The
aortic bodies
sense PH;
CARBON DIOXIDE
; and
oxygen
concentrations in the
BLOOD
and participate in the
control
of
RESPIRATION
. The
aortic bodies
should not be confused with the
PARA-AORTIC BODIES
in the
abdomen
(which are sometimes also called aortic bodies).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
do not confuse with
PARA-AORTIC BODIES
History Note
English
:
91(75); was see under PARAGANGLIA, NONCHROMAFFIN 1975-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
1021
Unique Identifier:
D001016
Occurrence in VHL
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