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Time-Dependence of Hyperoxia-Induced Impairment in Peripheral Chemoreceptor Activity and Glomus Cell Calcium Response
In mammals, transient exposure to hyperoxia for a period of weeks during perinatal life leads to impairment of the ventilatory response to acute hypoxia, which may persist long beyond the duration of the hyper...
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Modification of Relative Gene Expression Ratio Obtained from Real Time qPCR with Whole Carotid Body by Using Mathematical Equations
Quantitative real time PCR (qPCR) is a common tool used to compare the relative gene expression between treated/untreated cells, different types of tissues, or immature/mature organs. When homogeneous cells ar...
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Fluoresceinated Peanut Agglutinin (PNA) is a Marker for Live O2 Sensing Glomus Cells in Rat Carotid Body
Experiments using live dissociated carotid body (CB) cells for patch clam**, [Ca++]i or other measurements require positive identification of the cell being recorded. At present, cell morphology is usually empl...