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Commentary: Oxygen regulation of breathing through an olfactory receptor activated by lactate.

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  • Carotid body (CB) is the main systemic arterial blood oxygen sensor assuring the homeostatic response to changes in oxygen tissue availability

  • A commentary on Oxygen regulation of breathing through an olfactory receptor activated by lactate by Chang, A

  • Chang et al (2015) in their sophisticated paper, have well-documented the discovery of a new acute hypoxia sensor in CB type I cells, an olfactory receptor activated by lactate, Olfr78

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Introduction

Carotid body (CB) is the main systemic arterial blood oxygen sensor assuring the homeostatic response to changes in oxygen tissue availability. A commentary on Oxygen regulation of breathing through an olfactory receptor activated by lactate by Chang, A.

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